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Thursday, January 12, 2023

#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway 108: The Spite House by Johnny Compton

After a holiday hiatus, the #HorrorForLibraries giveaway is back in earnest. I have MANY great books to giveaway an we are beginning with a February 2023 debut that is getting a lot of buzz. Details below, but first, here are the rules 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 #107. Our winner was Jess from the La Crosse [WI] County Library.

Now on to today's giveaway which is The Spite House, a debut novel by Johnny Compton, coming out from Nightfire on 2/7, who provided this giveaway copy for all of you.

The Spite House got excellent reviews in both Booklist and Library Journal. Here are some excerpts.

From Booklist

"...the constant racial tensions, coupled with supernatural conflicts and a shocking twist near the end, make for a suspenseful page-turner. Great for fans of Tananarive Due, LaTanya McQueen, and Eden Royce."


"VERDICT: One part road trip, one part family relationships, and one part haunted house, serve this update on genre staples to showcase the voice of a rising new writer to an audience that adores the classics."

Click here to read more about The Spite House, make sure you have ordered it for your patrons, and use the rules above to enter to win an ARC of your own. Remember, enter once, and you are entered going forward.

Good luck!

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