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Friday Feels- July 19th, 2019
Happy Friday Worms! Let’s chat for a bit about Shirley Jackson. You might know her as “that lady that wrote that Netflix show I like.” But I know her as the author of The Lottery, a short story that made me scared of the small farming town I lived in growing up. She lived a just a short 48 years, but she wrote over 200 short stories, 6 novels and 2 memoirs (and I can’t even get the laundry put away). She wrote The Haunting of Hill House (yes, that Netflix...
Kallie's Review of Gwendy's Button Box by Richard Chizmar
"Wanting to know things and do things is what the human race is all about."
Gwendy Peterson is a slightly chubby 12 year-old girl nicknamed "Goodyear." Yes, because of the blimp. She is set out to lose weight before she starts middle school, so she runs up a steep set of stairs every day that are known as the Suicide Stairs in the town of Castle Rock. During one of these runs up the killer steps, she meets a strangely charming man by the name of Richard Farris. Wearing a small black hat that will come...
Friday Feels- July 12th, 2019
Happy Friday Worms! I recently read Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven with a group on Instagram and now I want to share it with all of you! It’s a super fun one and it feels like you’re reading about a real event that happened. It’s also written in an interview format which is actually really great for how this book goes down. It’s perfect for your summer vacation... as long as you aren’t at a theme park!
...How to Trick Your Friends Into Experiencing the Joys of Horror in 3 Easy Steps
How to Trick Your Friends and Family Into Experiencing the Joys of Horror in 3 Easy Steps.
“Trick” may seem to be a strong word. I could go with “snooker” or “hoodwink”, but trick seems to be the most straightforward term. Horror has a reputation for being the bad boy of literary genres. Given the amount of horror covers with blood oozing down the front, it’s not hard to see why! People who think of themselves as intellectual readers write off horror as pulpy trash. Those who enjoy light, uplifting stories imagine never being able to...
Zakk's Rainy Day Recommendations
Zakk’s Recommendations For a Rainy Day
While you can’t judge a book by its cover you can totally define (go ahead, judge) a reader by their Top “X” lists, whatever “X” may be. Top 10, seasonal or situational, best-of or best-ever. No matter the subtitle these lists form a profile of you, the constant reader. What does your “X” list say about you? If you met your maker today How will your reading list define you?
Me? Well, I guess I’m about as...