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Becky Spratford
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Matching books w/ readers thru the library especially #HorrorForLibraries. Jersey Girl in exile. Reviews for LJ & Booklist. HWA Sec. Rep @laneheymont.bsky.social. WHY I LOVE HORROR (Saga Press) out 9/23/25. https://bit.ly/WhyILoveHorror. (She/Her)
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I am coming to Seattle Public Library later this week with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social and I did this post for their "Nightstand Reads" blog series to help promote it.

Click here to read more and register for the live event on 11/6:

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Covers of the books in Becky's Nightstand Reads" post-- The End of the World as We Know It" New Tales from Stephen King's The Stand edited by Brian Keene and Christopher Golden, Under Her Skin: A Women in Horror Poetry Showcase Volume 1 edited by Lindy Ryan, When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson edited by Ellen Datlow, Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World edited by Eric J. Guignard, and Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm edited by Philip Pullman. As well as the cover of WHY I LOVE HORROR edited by me.
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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WHY I LOVE HORROR takes on StoryFest. Live at Noon today with @claymcleod.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social.

Let’s do this!
Becky in her hotel room wearing her StoryFest badge
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Bringing Jade to @illibraryassoc.bsky.social annual conference today!

@sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @joemonti.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social
Becky wearing we Jade Daniels is my Final Girl shirt.
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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You are welcome in advance for you coffee and tea!
A sign at ILA Annual Conference listing RA FOR ALL as on the if coffee and tea sponsors.
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Great night @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social with @claymcleod.bsky.social in conversation. We sold out another bookstore of WHY I LOVE HORROR!

The store is amazing and the community Jason & Lauren are building is special.

@sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Made it to the NYPL reading room.
Becky in the NYPL reading room.
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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It’s happening.
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Like I have been saying, King is fine but have you read @sgj.bsky.social? He’s just as good (well actually I think better). The Hudsons in terminal 3 at O’Hare agrees.
A display of books entitled “Nonstop Tension” filled with all Stephen Graham Jones and Stephen King books with one by T Kingsolver.
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This is on 9/30! Northbrook Public Library. Why I Love Horror with me, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @anandalima.bsky.social S.A. Barnes, Nick Medina, and James Kennedy. 7-8:30 with a book signing. Register at northbrook.info/events
Flyer for an event at Northbrook Library in IL. All of the info is in the text.
September 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Thank you for the swag @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
A book mark for WHY I LOVE HORROR with a list of contributors on the back.
September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Also, SEC football is pretty awesome. Drown show at halftime.
Photos of a drone show at the Vanderbilt football game halftime show. A giant V in the sky. Photos of a drone show at the Vanderbilt football game halftime show. The words WELCOME FAMILIES in the sky Photos of a drone show at the Vanderbilt football game halftime show. A giant V in over the Nashville sky line in the sky
September 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Headed home from an awesome long weekend of book promotion and Vandy family weekend fun. But for the bookish among us- look was what literally next door to my Airbnb….BookPage HQ
Becky standing outside of the HQ for BookPage.
September 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Thank you to @parnassusbooks.bsky.social for a great night of why we love horror.

@almakatsu.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social (photos) @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social
Parnassus Bookstore with Rachel Harrison, Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford on stage. Shot the audience. Pillar with books displayed. From top down— AHY I LOVE HORROR by Becky Siegel Spratford, FIEND by Alma Katsu, and PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison. Parnassus Bookstore with Rachel Harrison, Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford on stage. Closer shot
September 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Want to learn more about Gold's collection, catch him and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social in conversation on INstagram this Friday at 8:30 PM EST
Slide advertising a live event. Text reads-- Maxwell I Gold; Live in COnversation with Cynthia Pelayo. Where: Instagram. When: Friday, September 19th, 8:30 PM EST. Slide has headshots in circles on the left of both authors and the book cover of Gold's new poetry collection-- Songs of Enough on the right.
September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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And last, but never least, PLAY NICE by @rachelharrison.bsky.social. Terrifying, tender, witty and raw this is a haunted house story not to miss. My friend Emily gave it a star in @libraryjournal.bsky.social: www.libraryjournal.com/review/play-...
Book cover of PLAY NICE by Rachel Harrison
September 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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And 2 more new releases by authors in my upcoming book. The psychologically unmooring short story collection by @claymcleod.bsky.social ACQUIRED TASTE. I gave it star in @ala-booklist.bsky.social here: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/what...
Cover of ACQUIRED TASTE: CHILLING STORIES by Clay McLeod Chapman.
September 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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What a day for Horror releases! First up, @ericlarocca.bsky.social's WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD, the first in his EPIC Burnt Sparrow Trilogy. Original, engrossing, discomfiting, thought provoking and I gave it a star in @ala-booklist.bsky.social here:

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Cover of WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD by Eric LaRocca
September 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Live to see this: back to back on the USA Today Bestseller list this morning it’s @briankeene.bsky.social and @cgolden.bsky.social at 16 with @chucktingle.bsky.social right behind at 17!

At least for this one moment, things seem right in the world.
A screen shot of the USA Today bestseller list. At 16 - THE END OF THE WIRKD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Brian Keene and Christopher Golden with the cover. At 17- LUCKY DAY by Chuck Tingle with the cover.
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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A photo of Becky Siegel Spratford on the left, the cover of WHY I LOVE HORROR in the middle, and a photo of Sadie Hartmann on the right.
August 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Lookee here--

It's me and all of the great books coming from S&S this fall.

@ssedlib.bsky.social

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The advertising graphic for the Simon & Schuster Fall 2025 Season Showcase for Adult Librarians. Use the link to get all of the info that is on this graphic and more.
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Hey library folks! Today is the last day you can vote for WHY I LOVE HORROR for @libraryreads.bsky.social.

@sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social

Head over to NetGalley or Edelweiss to vote now.

Thanks
Book Cover for WHY I LOVE HORROR-- a mottled gray and white background with a tall and long black figure with claw like hands. It is black and ominous with a tiny head, Not too scary, just ominous. on its left, it is holding the hand of a small black human figure who is leading it confidently. Overlaid is the title- WHY I LOVE HORROR (1 word per row). The letters are in a dark gray but the letters that overlap with the monster are in red. In the top right corner it says "Edited by Becky Siegel Spratford" And down in the bottom right in the space just above where the monster and figure are holding hands it says "Essays on Horror Literature."
August 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Attn! @barnesandnoble.com is having a 25% off sale for Rewards & Premium Members for pre-orders online. July 8-11. WHY I LOVE HORROR @sagapressbooks.bsky.social is eligible!

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Graphic for the Barnes & Noble Rewards & Premium Members 25% off sale for any online pre-order. Dates are July 8-11. And the cover of WHY I LOVE HORROR: ESSAYS ON HORROR LITERATURE edited by Becky Siegel Spratford is centered. Alt text for book cover: a mottled gray and white background with a tall and long black figure with claw like hands. It is black and ominous with a tiny head, Not too scary, just ominous. on its left, it is holding the hand of a small black human figure who is leading it confidently. Overlaid is the title- WHY I LOVE HORROR (1 word per row). The letters are in a dark gray but the letters that overlap with the monster are in red. In the top right corner it says "Edited by Becky Siegel Spratford" And down in the bottom right in the space just above where the monster and figure are holding hands it says "Essays on Horror Literature."
July 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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And we even had time for shenanigans.
Becky and Joe in front of the sign advertising his signing after the crowds were gone Becky and Joe in a selfie. In the green room before going on stage.
June 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Thank you to @joe-hill.bsky.social for giving your time to all the librarians today. It was a fund day all around. Now everyone pre-order KING SORROW @librarylovefest.bsky.social
Becky and Joe on stage at ALA Annual with Becky laughing because the whole room was singing her happy birthday.
June 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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My book on display at the @ssedlib.bsky.social booth. And @sendaulas.bsky.social was there to take my picture! @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM