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Dog Shaming by Pascal Lemire Reviewed by: Shappy (and Alvy and Max) This past March I left my two dachshunds, Alvy Singer and Max Bialystock, home alone for a few hours in my apartment in what I like to call the "Village Of Screaming Children". You see, the children that live below me LOVE to … Continue reading Man’s Best Friend. Most of the Time.
We've fallen in love with, Sophie's Squash, a delightfully weird new picture book written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. Our Kid's Book Buyer Meghan G. is a big fan: "Sophie's Squash is about a girl who adopts a squash as a pet. As the squash slowly rots and rots, she refuses … Continue reading Chris Barton talks to Pat Zietlow Miller
~post by Joe H.P. Lovecraft may well be the most important writer of horror fiction of the 20th century. Taking the strands of American and British weird tales and weaving them together into a braid of his own making, Lovecraft managed to create a genre and a singular vision that is influencing authors to this … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 11 “H.P. Lovecraft”
The wonderful Maile Meloy was in the store last night to read from her new novel for middle grade readers, The Apprentices. This is the second in a series that began with one of our all time favorite books, The Apothecary. Meloy read for a bit, took questions, and then sat down at our signing table … Continue reading Maile Meloy Works Her Magic
~post by Joe T. On June 23rd of this year, Richard Matheson died. He probably ranks up there with H.P. Lovecraft as being one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. On his death, Stephen King wrote: “He fired my imagination by placing his horrors not in European castles and Lovecraftian universes, … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 8 “Richard Matheson”
~post by Katie B. Allie Brosh writes a blog called Hyperbole and a Half. Everyone should go there immediately and start reading... Well, right after you finish reading this. I'm very excited because her blog is now being made into a book that will be on our shelves at the end of this month: There are … Continue reading HYPERBOLE AND A HALF (The Book): Comprised of Awesomeness
~post by Joe T. Guillermo Del Toro is a singular voice in the world of horror and dark fantasy filmmaking. As a director, he has given us films that are already classics on the genre such as The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth. As a producer he has helped shape and give voice to the … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 7 “Guillermo Del Toro’s Penguin Horror Collection”
~post by Joe T. It’s Sunday and things are a little slow around the haunted house. So, after writing about Clive Barker yesterday, I’m gonna take a little break and share a couple of cool links that have got me excited this week. I’ll be back tomorrow with some Guillermo Del Toro curated books. Happy … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 “Sunday Links”
October 5th marks the 61st birthday of one of the greatest writers of horror fiction in waning days of the 20th century. The yin to Stephen King’s yang, Clive Barker burst upon the scene with his six volume Books of Blood, changing the face of horror forever. Incorporating, at the time, transgressive sexuality and violence … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 5 “Happy Birthday, Clive Barker!”
~post by Tommy Ah October, winter is theoretically around the corner and fall is supposedly in the air. October is a month for the spooky and scary and this month's books bring some of that to the table. We see another adventure from Thomas Covenant, take a trip to the red planet, and witness the … Continue reading Sci Friday: Coming Soon to a Wormhole Near You
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