If you are a Lovecraft fan then this is the book for you. A bio of Lovecraft, 900+ pages of stories with commentary from a respected Lovecraft scholar. And it feels like it has the weight of the forbidden knowledge… –Bruce DeLaney, Rediscovered Books, Boise, ID Impressively creepy all year long, this is available at …
Seattle author Garth Stein is launching his latest, Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween, at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard in Seattle. In keeping with the title, the shop presents Halloween in July, complete with costumes and trick-or-treats. Just think: You can pick a costume that doesn’t have to work under a rain coat! Something with wings? …
CONGRATULATIONS to our Neil Gaiman signed poster winner, Jess! Favorite spooky read: I just read Through the Woods by Emily Carroll and not only are her illustrations amazing, the stories were actually spooky for me! Favorite bookstore: Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. I can spend hours wandering their shelves! -Jess Thank you to …
You know you want it… There’s still time to type up a little something about your favorite spooky read, the name of your favorite independent bookstore, and your mailing address to email to nwbooklovers editor, Tegan to be entered to win a poster signed by Neil Gaiman. Entries to our contest are due by the LAST …
In between stocking up on candy for trick-or-treaters, finalizing your Halloween costume, and putting the finishing touches on your jack-o-lanterns, we have a spooktacular opportunity for Neil Gaiman fans: A CHANCE TO WIN A SIGNED GRAVEYARD BOOK POSTER! How can you win this hauntingly awesome prize? Email nwbooklovers editor, Tegan with the following before the …
I love the Barnett/Robinson duo! In Leo we meet our protaganist, a sweet little ghost who would like to make a friend, despite the fact that no one can see him. Or can they? When Leo meets Jane, she soon puts him to work as her very own imaginary friend. The friendship is real, however, …
Is Seattle literary hub Hugo House haunted? The building was once a mortuary… Get in the Halloween spirit with the Haunted Hugo House Party Thursday October 30 starting at 8:00. There will be a literary costume contest! (Need ideas? Did you see Tuesday’s featured post?) There will be tours of the basement– spooooky. There will …
I once dressed for a masquerade party as a character from Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Tyrone Slothrop is–well, I’m not sure if he’s the protagonist, a linchpin, a point of focus, or what. In any case, he’s an army lieutenant deployed in Europe during World War II, and at various points in the novel …
Flavorwire has a slideshow of “20 Photos of Famous Authors in Awesome Costumes.” Among my favorites are Susan Sontag dressed as a teddy bear, Jeffrey Eugenides as Henry James (from a Vogue photoshoot!), and Maya Angelou in a stunning slitted dress as “Miss Calypso.” For Halloween, I’ve dressed as characters from books. I can only find …
