As we creep closer to Halloween more and more readers are coming through our doors looking for a suggestion for spooky season. And as more and more come through our doors, our displays get more depleted and our brains start to go blank with fresh suggestions.
But never fear. The backlist is always there to help us.
Specifically I have two resources you can use right ow to find some excellent suggestions of titles that are probably on the shelf.
Right now, right here, you can access 5 years of lists, by month, of the Horror books that were released. And since 2024 is almost over you literally 5 almost 5 full years of possible suggestions with a quick note on what the book is about-- a mini annotation.
Start at 2020 to find the backlist options with the best chance of being on the shelf and make your way forward in time. There are hundreds of titles, so you have no excuse to have run out of solid Horror recommendations for the increased Horror reading traffic.
Click through and choose a year to look over the nominees in a variety of categories. All of them are a great sure bet options.
And please note-- the 2023 winners are the most recent. They were given out in 2024 to books and stories published in 2023.
There are many places where you can find great backlist suggestions as we make our way through the month and your displays begin to get picked over. Do not give in to lazy temptation and simply fill the holes with Stephen King. Give people titles they would not find without your help. And those titles are in resources like the two I have presented today.
We have under 2 weeks left. Keep those displays filled. Even more readers are bound to come in next week and the week after.
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