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Follow on Google News | HWA Announces 2019 Summer Scares Reading ListBy: Horror Writers Association The Summer Scares program seeks to introduce horror titles to school and public librarians and to open a dialogue between libraries and readers about the horror genre. A goal of the program is to facilitate the promotion of horror beyond the books on each year's reading list and encourage reading for years to come. Along with the annual list of recommended titles for readers of all ages, the Summer Scares committee will release themed lists of "read-alike" Each year, three titles will be chosen in the Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade categories. This year's Summer Scares reading list for 2019 is as follows: ADULT Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (William Morrow Paperbacks, 2017) My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (Harper Voyager, 1998) Earthworm Gods by Brian Keene (Deadite Press, 2012) YOUNG ADULT Rotters by Daniel Kraus (Ember, 2012) Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, edited by April Genevieve Tucholke (Speak, 2016) Devil and Winnie Flynn by Micol Ostow (Penguin Random House Publisher Services, 2015) MIDDLE GRADE Doll Bones Holly Black (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2015) Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2014) The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste (Algonquin Young Readers, 2016) The Summer Scares program committee includes award-winning author Grady Hendrix (We Sold Our Souls, Paperbacks from Hell), Becky Spratford (library consultant, author of The Readers Advisory Guide to Horror, 2nd Ed.), Carolyn Ciesla (library director, academic dean, book reviewer), Kiera Parrott (reviews director for Library Journal and School Library Journal), Kelly Jensen (editor, Book Riot, author of [Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health), and JG Faherty (HWA Library Program director, author of The Cure and Carnival of Fear). For more information about the Summer Scares reading program, including how to obtain promotional materials and schedule events with the authors/committee members, visit the HWA's Libraries web page (www.horror.org/ The HWA will also host a special Library Day program at its annual StokerCon™ event, which will be held May 9-12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Several of the authors from the Summer Scares reading list, as well as the committee members, will be in attendance. Authors and committee members will also be available throughout the year for onsite and/or remote appearances at libraries and schools to promote the Summer Scares program. HWA is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. The HWA formed in 1985 with the help of many of the field's greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, and Joe Lansdale. Today, with over 1,500 members around the globe, it is the oldest and most respected professional organization for the much-loved writers who have brought you the most enjoyable sleepless nights of your life. The HWA is the home of the prestigious Bram Stoker Award® and the creator of the annual StokerCon™ convention. End
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