#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway 112: Destroyer of Worlds by Matt Ruff

Today I am offering a an ARC of a highly anticipated sequel that comes out on 2/21. I reviewed this title in the January 2023 issue of Library Journal. But first, here are the details on how to enter:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 #111. Our winner was Ken from Bath Township [MI] Library. Now to this week's giveaway.

On February 21st, fans can return to the world of Lovecraft Country with Matt Ruff's new book The Destroyer of Worlds. 

I reviewed it in the January 2023 issue of Library Journal and you can read a draft here or below. 

Three Words That Describe This Book: Reclaiming Lovecraft, intricately plotted, though provoking 

Draft Review: It is the summer of 1957, 3 years after the events of Lovecraft Country, and Montrose, Atticus, George, Hippolyta, Horace, Letitia, and Ruby are still having Lovecraftian inspired adventures tied to their family history and escalating racial tensions in America, but this time, they also have to grapple with the knowledge and consequences from their previous confrontations with Winthrop and Braithwhite. Readers can expect the same genre blending, dark humor, and creepy atmosphere from the first book, but this time, the storytelling style is different. Rather than laying out the action as distinct but linked episodes, Ruff presents the different characters and their compelling journeys in alternating chapters. As they overlap and come together, readers will be held captive until the thrilling conclusion, one that ties up loose ends but leaves room for another installment. A worthy sequel, but where this series excels is in how it continues to draw parallels between its pulpy plot and the entire Civil Rights Movement. Their cosmic dilemmas make for a great read, but the unease is amplified by readers’ knowledge that these Black characters are about to be thrust into a very real fight for freedom.

Verdict: The popularity of the Lovecraft Country television show means more readers will be eager for this return. A great suggestion for fans of titles that grapple with racism in stalwart horror tropes such as Ring Shout by Clark and Mexican Gothic by Moreno-Garcia

The copy of this highly anticipated book is courtesy of Harper. Enter to win today and you are entered going forward.

Good luck!