#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: Lovecraft's Brood edited by Ellen Datlow

Today I have a an ARC of an upcoming anthology, my review of which is in the June 2026 issue of Booklist. Details below but first, here are the rules on how to enter:

1. 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.
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.

Last week's winner was David from KS. Now on to this week's giveaway. 

Lovecraft’s Brood: Nineteen Tales of Cosmic Horror Ed. Ellen Datlow

July 2026. 302p. illus. Tachyon, paper, $18.95 (9781616964627). REVIEW. First published June 1, 2026 (Booklist). 

Completing the duology she began with Lovecraft’s Monsters, award-winning editor Datlow is back with 19 previously published stories, all from this century*. An impressive list of authors focus their talents on cosmic fear as Lovecraft defined it– an immersive, existential dread, steeped in the realization that the universe is indifferent to our suffering. The range of stories includes those firmly grounded in reality such as Paul Tremblay’s “The Note,” where a neighborhood walk leads to a wife’s disappearance; to a tale caught in the space between realities– the roadside motel– as in Wendy Wagner’s “Halogen Sky;” to a tear in the fabric of reality, caused by a kitten, in T Kingfisher’s “Agent of Chaos.” Each story begins with an illustration by John Coulthart, perfectly capturing the appeal of the story to come. A great choice for longtime Lovecraftian Horror fans and newcomers alike, yes, but this volume will also lure readers in with the promise of a tale by a beloved author, as they exit having discovered a few new favorites along the way. *This is always important to point out in these Lovecraft anthos. We want to be clear these are TODAY’S voices.

Three Words That Describe This Book: Cosmic Dread, anthology, madness

Please click here for much more about this book and its appeal by me. 

 This book is out next month. The TOC is outstanding. From the Tachyon website:

A. C. Wise / T. Kingfisher / Paul Tremblay / Caitlín R. Kiernan / Laird Barron / Norman Partridge / Elizabeth Hand / Aaron Dries / Conrad Williams / Steve Rasnic Tem / Brian Hodge / Ray Cluley / Jacob Steven Mohr / Carol Gyzander / L. Marie Wood / Livia Llewellyn / Wendy N. Wagner / Ian Rogers / Gary McMahon

 Today I am offering the ARC that Tachyon sent me to one winner.

Enter once and you are entered going forward. Good luck!