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Thursday, November 12, 2026

#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: 2 Books for 1 winner

Today I have two books from Sourcebooks for 1 winner. 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 Lynne from CO. Now on to this week's giveaway.

I have two books from Sourcebooks for one winner. One is a finished copy of the first book in a new YA zombie horror series and the other, an ARC, a terrifying thriller that that is coming out in February.

First up If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar, Book One in The Dead Weight series:
Book cover image for If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar. Click on the image for more info.
It's kill or be killed in this heart-pounding apocalyptic horror. The first book in a new series, If We Survive the Night combines the ruthless zombie perils of The Last of Us with the every-woman-for-herself angle of Yellowjackets. What type of person does it take to survive the end of the world?

Sixteen-year-old Quinn is used to being told that what she feels inside isn't quite right. After getting kicked out of multiple foster homes and narrowly escaping juvenile detention, she's undergoing therapy at a residential treatment center for "troubled" girls. Looking for a night of freedom, Quinn sneaks onto the roof with her best friend Keisha, and what she sees changes everything… 

 She witnesses the start of the zombie apocalypse.

As zombies, or "carriers" as the news calls them, infiltrate the treatment center, escape becomes crucial. Quinn and Keisha make a pact to leave together, but several unexpected complications screw up their plans.

As the girls battle the carriers and wrestle with their doubts about each other, Quinn realizes she has never felt more alive. Maybe this is exactly the kind of world she was built for. And part of thriving in this cutthroat environment means cutting off the dead weight – even if that means putting other lives at risk…But even if she's willing to sacrifice everything, can anyone really outlive the apocalypse?

Again, this is a YA series but adult readers have been surprised how much they enjoy it. If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar came out back in August. Thank you to Sourcebooks for the finished paperback.

Next up is an adult title, but a harrowing thriller, not horror-- Someone Else's Daughter by Andrea Stewart: 

Book cover image for Someone Else's Daughter by Andrea Stewart. Click on the image for more info.
From Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Stewart comes a twisty thriller about an estranged daughter of Youtuber parents, returning to her influencer family and their insidious secrets after the disappearance of her sister, perfect for fans of Listen for the Lie and The Last to Vanish.

If you can't trust your family...who can you trust? 

Ellie Campbell's childhood was monetized by her influencer parents. All her private firsts – first period, first bra, first boyfriend – were plastered online for the world to pick over. Until she grew up, changed her name, and separated herself from her family.

But she hasn't stopped watching their videos. When she spots some disturbing details in her parents' latest upload and gets the news that a close family friend has gone missing – she rushes home to make sure that her younger sister Olivia is safe.

She arrives to a house full of secrets, including one that her parents have kept from the Olivia has run away. But Ellie knows Olivia would have come to her if she'd run. So where is she? Could this be connected to the disappearance of their family friend? When a body is discovered, Ellie is forced to confront the realities of her childhood – and the darkness that lies beneath the perfect façade.

 Thank you to Sourcebooks for this ARC of the thriller of Someone Else's Daughter by Andrea Stewart. It comes out on February 23rd from their Poisoned Pen Press imprint. It is a great horror adjacent title.

Two books, one winner. Enter now and you are entered going forward.

Good Luck!

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