Today on the giveaway I have a copy of a collection to which I gave a glowing review in the current issue of Booklist. Details below but first, here are the rules on how to enter:
- You need to be affiliated with an American 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.
The most recent winner was Desiree from TX . Now on to this week's giveaway.
As I mentioned on the general blog today...
The Rise: Tales From The Gulp 3
By Alan Baxter
Feb. 2026. 318p. 13th Dragon, paper, $16.99 (9780645001983); e-book (9798232822330). First published February 1, 2026 (Booklist).
Gulpepper, an isolated harbor town in Australia, known by locals as The Gulp, is not too unlike the small towns horror readers have encountered before (think King’s Castle Rock novels), and yet, in Baxter’s hands the well worn trope is pulsating with terror and life, even as the town itself leads many to their deaths. In this volume of five novellas, the third in a series, Baxter explicitly warns readers that The Gulp is notorious for swallowing people, that there is no hope for these characters which gets readers invested in immediately, and yet, despite that, readers will hold out hope that just this once, it will work out, every single time. “Sunlight on Clear Water,” which follows a young man, new to town, as he meets the girl of his dreams, exemplifies this well. The immersive setting and lingering dread will follow readers off the page and have them asking for more. A great read for the legions of readers who love to enter sinister small towns full of monsters, both human and supernatural.
Three Words That Describe This Book: strong sense of place, lingering terror, novellas
You can go here to see the full review with more appeal and a ton of readalikes.
This ARC, courtesy of the author, will go to one winner this week. Enter once and you are entered going forward.
Good luck!
