Today I have 2 [!] copies of an upcoming book I recently reviewed for Booklist and they are coming straight from the publisher to you. Details below, but first, how to enter:
- You need to be affiliated with an American public library. My rationale behind that is that I will be encouraging you to read these books and share them with patrons. While many of them are advanced reader copies that you cannot add to your collections, if you get the chance to read them, my hope is that you will consider ordering a copy for your library and give away the ARC away as a prize or pass it on to a fellow staff member.
- If you are interested in being included in any giveaway at any time, you must email me at zombiegrl75 [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line "#HorrorForLibraries." In the body of the email all you have to say is that you want to be entered and the name of your library.
- Each entry will be considered for EVERY giveaway. Meaning you enter once, and you are entered until you win. I will randomly draw a winner on Fridays sometime after 5pm central. But only entries received by 5pm each week will be considered for that week. I use Random.org and have a member of my family witness the "draw"based off your number in the Google Sheet.
- If you win, you are ineligible to win again for 4 weeks; you will have to re-enter after that time to be considered [I have a list of who has won, when, and what title]. However, if you do not win, you carry over into the next week. There is NO NEED to reenter.
Click here to see giveaway #74. Our winner was Katie from Fond du Lac [WI] Public Library. Now on to today's giveaway.
In the February 15th issue of Booklist, I had a review of a short, compelling, and creepy book published by one of the top independent presses for Horror, Cemetery Dance. Before I get to the review, I want to make a general comment about Cemetery Dance and libraries: you should trust their releases. All are good for a general Horror audience and the books themselves are well made and stand up to multiple checkouts.
Also they are a huge supporter of libraries. Take today's giveaway for example, Cemetery Dance is offering up 2 copies of The Night Road to 2 winners this week! Titles will be shipped directly from CD to the winners.
Here is my review for you to see what you are entering to win.
Apr. 2022. 136p. illus. Cemetery Dance, paper, $14 (9781587678158); e-book, $2.99 (9781587678196). First published February 15, 2022 (Booklist).
Opening with an unsettling dream in which Grace is running on a path that feels familiar, but that she cannot remember, Lucia immediately sets the creepy tone, foreshadowing everything that is to follow. Grace has been spending her days alternating between sitting by the bedside of her catatonic sister, Lilly, or running. Readers follow along as Grace is sorting through her emotions, clearly holding back key information, as she tries to process what has happened to her family and what comes next. Mysterious events such as an encounter with a runner in black, her discovery of an abandoned village in the woods, and her sister’s locket which seems to have a mind of its own, as well as the ghostly black and white drawings scatter throughout, work in together to drive the tale and enhance the atmosphere, reminding all that while there are no clear or easy answers when faced the universal human dilemmas, there are still choices to be made. A heartbreakingly beautiful, thought provoking, and compelling read with an unforgettable protagonist, fans of the Gwendy’s Button Box series by Chizmar and King or The Wayward Children Series by Maguire will find much to like here.
Three Words That Describe This Book: creepy, compelling, folk horror
Readalikes: I list 2 solid series above, but anything that is a short, fast paced, dark fantasy with a strong coming of age theme but more geared to an adult reader than teen, would work.
Good luck and thanks to Cemetery Dance for the giveaway this week.
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