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DAlexWard

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Joined October 2016

Author and editor. Lost Highways, Beneath Ash & Bone, Shadows Over Main Street, and the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories
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Husk by Rachel Autumn Deering
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Unbury Carol: A Novel | Josh Malerman
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The paperback of Josh Malerman's recent dark fantasy Western is out now! UNBURY CAROL is a wonderful and surprising read. Are you a #Malermaniac ??

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Bird Box: A Novel | Josh Malerman
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Lit Pig says if you loved the Bird Box movie or book, you don't want to miss this new small press novel from author Josh Malerman.

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Masters of Disaster | Gary Paulsen
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Might be fine for a narrow selection of older elementary school boys but that's it. No noteworthy female characters and even the boys themselves seemed less like best friends and more like pranksters moving from one crazy experiment to the next. Overwritten with absurd dialogue. Not a good selection for One School One Book! Sorry but the most positive thing I can say is that perhaps it could serve as an example to younger kids how not to behave.

Tadams4 Great review! 6y
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Ollie's Odyssey | William Joyce, Moonbot
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My absolute favorite children's author right now, Joyce weaves tales that touch your soul. Accompanied by gorgeous art, these books pack a punch. I'm not even finished reading Ollie's Oddyssey to my daughter yet and it's a fave. #TheFantasticFlyingBooks also makes a fine book for parent reader day at school. Brings emotional depth and a charming story that chokes me up every time. William Joyce shows what children's literature can be...POWERFUL!

SuzanneMadron Did you download the augmented reality app for the Flying Books? 😃 6y
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Joyland | Stephen King
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Whatever you this think is I bet you're wrong. A surprising and touching thriller that is light on the supernatural and thick with character and mystery. Eat your heart out, Paul Sheldon. Subtle but effective books like this remind us why King is still the king. #SummerReads #ComingOfAgeTale

SuzanneMadron And the cover looks like a Meat Loaf album cover. :) 6y
Skyrimir Great pics! Enjoyed this book. 5y
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Indispensable book for those looking to hone their genre working craft. So accessible and inspirational! Quite possibly the best craft book ever. #Nanowrimo #WritersToolbox

CrowCAH Welcome to Litsy! 😁 6y
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Dark Companions | Ramsey Campbell
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This book of stories from a master of the genre is aptly named. It's for those times when you want to be scared and disturbed but also may want to have a little #sexytime too. #BrowsingMyBookshelf #Weird2TagABookThatsNotTheBookButOK #LitsyYouSoCrazy

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Paper Tigers | Damien Angelica Walters
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Damien's exquisite novel breathes new life into the haunted house / haunted objects trope. This is expertly done. Haunted photo album...enough said! Tense and thrilling and often heartbreaking. You cannot go wrong with this one added to your library. #BrowsingMyBookshelf

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Threshold | Caitln R. Kiernan
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One of the books that got me back into horror fiction after a years-long hiatus. The weird and the dread practically leaks from every page and you'll walk away from it with plenty on you. Hands-down a masterpiece of #NewWeird.

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Bird Box: A Novel | Josh Malerman
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One of my absolute favorites. If you've not read it yet, best get on that. Inventive and unsettling, Josh's debut novel stands as a new classic. A must-read books of horror and suspense! #BrowsingMyBookshelf