Yesterday, I asked Emily Hughes to visit the blog and share her "Why I Love Horror" story. Not only did I want her to share her love of the genre with all of you, but also, I thought it would serve as a good introduction to the human behind the fantastic coverage of the genre that she is responsible for-- The Tor Nightfire Blog.
This blog is my favorite Horror Resource right now. You can see all of my preferred resources on this permanent page on the blog in the right gutter, but this is the top one, hands down and it is run by Hughes.
Why is it my favorite? Well, a couple of reasons:
- Hughes keeps a list of the publishing schedule for all Horror, titles-- YA to adult, big and small presses, everything. She has a master list for the entire year and reminds you at the beginning of each month what is coming that month. Click here for the 2021 list. And Hughes told me I am allowed to tell everyone that the 2022 master list will be debuting on November 15th. Also note, this is not a static list. Hughes is constantly updating it. Let her help you do your Horror collection development, I already do. And let's be real, if it is good enough for me, it is definitely perfect for you too.
- There is a stable of regular contributors who right reviews and create annotated reading lists on various themes and trends that are emerging. There is something new and useful every single day.
- Hughes publishes essays by writers from across the Horror landscape on this blog. Often they have a new book coming and they are writing a piece that supports their new work, sharing stories, research, or insight.
- Like it's partner blog for Science Fiction and Fantasy, Tor.com, Nightfire does not only write about their authors on this blog. In fact, the site goes out of its way to cover the entirety of the genre, including movies, TV shows, and games.
I saved hyping the Tor Nightfire blog as a resource for the end of the month because I want you to remember it is there all year long to help you.
Look, I can talk until I am blue in the face about how many of your readers enjoy Horror and how you shouldn't ignore them the other 11 months of the year. But some of you will never listen to me.
However, it is hard to argue with money. And Tor Nightfire is a division of Macmillan-- one of the big 5 publishers. And they have put money behind a 100% Horror line of physical titles as well as paying Hughes to run a blog to promote the entire genre. They have also given her a budget to pay contributors to write content for her. This is not something a publisher pays for if there is not money in it. Think about that.
As we wind down October, follow the money. And that money leads to Horror and it goes right though Tor Nightfire's Blog.
Let Hughes and her team do the works for you and use this resource to help your patrons, build your collection, and promote titles all year long.
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