Becky Spratford
@raforall.bsky.social
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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Becky Spratford
@raforall.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Why I Love Horror: The Book Tour-- Coming to a Library and a Computer and a Podcast Near You
Well, we are only 6 weeks out (to the day) from my first official in person appearance on my book tour. And, we are exactly 1 week away fr...
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I am about to go on tour to support the release of WHY I LOVE HORROR. I will be appearing with many of the authors from the book. Schedule, is below and will be updated as needed.
@sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social
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Tonight's the night!!! If you're in Portland, stop by the Rose City Book Pub between 4 and 9 pm to hear nine amazing authors read and to share your own work! Let's gather to raise money for hungry people in Oregon -- and to have a really terrific time.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tonight's the night!!! If you're in Portland, stop by the Rose City Book Pub between 4 and 9 pm to hear nine amazing authors read and to share your own work! Let's gather to raise money for hungry people in Oregon -- and to have a really terrific time.
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I'm teaching a First-Draft Novel-in-a-Year class for StoryStudio in 2026, with particular attention paid to (1) structure & accountability + (2) fun, playful ways to get it all done. Applications are open (spread the word if you can!):
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Novel in a Year: First Draft with Juan Martinez - StoryStudio Chicago
This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: First Draft is a unique opportunity to join a writing cohort, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, measure your progress, meet deadlines, and g...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I'm teaching a First-Draft Novel-in-a-Year class for StoryStudio in 2026, with particular attention paid to (1) structure & accountability + (2) fun, playful ways to get it all done. Applications are open (spread the word if you can!):
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Slayed another deadline for LJ. 8 reviews, 2 stars and an interview with Kylie Lee Baker coming January 2026.
Now back to all the work I have been ignoring to get that done.
Now back to all the work I have been ignoring to get that done.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Slayed another deadline for LJ. 8 reviews, 2 stars and an interview with Kylie Lee Baker coming January 2026.
Now back to all the work I have been ignoring to get that done.
Now back to all the work I have been ignoring to get that done.
Today is @libraryjournal.bsky.social January column deadline day. I have read all 8 books and have 3 reviews left to write. Let's do this! Meaning, I am ducking out for the day.
But before I go, you all need to wish @tuphlos.bsky.social a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
But before I go, you all need to wish @tuphlos.bsky.social a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today is @libraryjournal.bsky.social January column deadline day. I have read all 8 books and have 3 reviews left to write. Let's do this! Meaning, I am ducking out for the day.
But before I go, you all need to wish @tuphlos.bsky.social a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
But before I go, you all need to wish @tuphlos.bsky.social a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
What I'm Reading: Stories from the Motel Sick Edited by Michael Allen Rose via @ala-booklist.bsky.social online
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What I'm Reading: Stories from the Motel Sick Edited by Michael Allen Rose
I took a break from reviewing for about 6 weeks this FALL to concentrate on my own book release and tour. At the end of October I started re...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What I'm Reading: Stories from the Motel Sick Edited by Michael Allen Rose via @ala-booklist.bsky.social online
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CHICAGO. Now is the time to support our library system! There are so many clear ways to help in this letter! Let's go!
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
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The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
CHICAGO. Now is the time to support our library system! There are so many clear ways to help in this letter! Let's go!
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It was so great to have you here in Seattle, Becky! The audience loved hearing you and @sadiehartmann.bsky.social talk about horror and share book recs! And @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social is the BEST!
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It was so great to have you here in Seattle, Becky! The audience loved hearing you and @sadiehartmann.bsky.social talk about horror and share book recs! And @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social is the BEST!
Thanks to @ahsimlibrarian.bsky.social and everyone @spl.org @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social and the Seattle chapter of the Horror Writers Association for a great event. Me and @sadiehartmann.bsky.social talked horror and you all had great questions.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanks to @ahsimlibrarian.bsky.social and everyone @spl.org @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social and the Seattle chapter of the Horror Writers Association for a great event. Me and @sadiehartmann.bsky.social talked horror and you all had great questions.
I’m going to be on a plane most of today but you still get a post-
@ala-booklist.bsky.social November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels.
With backlist Top 10 access
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@ala-booklist.bsky.social November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels.
With backlist Top 10 access
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
Booklist November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels
Booklists' November 2025 issue has its annual and always popular Spotlight on First Novels. While the 2025 Top 10 lists are a great option...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m going to be on a plane most of today but you still get a post-
@ala-booklist.bsky.social November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels.
With backlist Top 10 access
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
@ala-booklist.bsky.social November 2025 Issue is a Spotlight on First Novels.
With backlist Top 10 access
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
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A dark and stormy night! The perfect time to remind you of my awards-eligible for 2025: short story The Start of Something in Weird Horror 11; an essay in @raforall.bsky.social's Why I Love Horror; and The Butcher's Daughter, co-written with Corinne Leigh Clark. www.daviddemchuk.com/eligible-2025
Eligible Works 2025 — David Demchuk
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A dark and stormy night! The perfect time to remind you of my awards-eligible for 2025: short story The Start of Something in Weird Horror 11; an essay in @raforall.bsky.social's Why I Love Horror; and The Butcher's Daughter, co-written with Corinne Leigh Clark. www.daviddemchuk.com/eligible-2025
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Dammit
Washington State Library and the Talking Book and Braille Library are closing to the public, 12 jobs getting axed 📚https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washington-state-library-closing-to-the-public-12-jobs-getting-axed/
Washington State Library closing to the public, 12 jobs getting axed • Washington State Standard
Two state-run libraries in Washington will close July 1 due to a lack of funding. Twelve jobs will be eliminated too.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Dammit
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Momdani is the moment
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Momdani is the moment
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
So…
Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery
Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general)
Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real)
Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale)
#booksky
Spent the day looking at art @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social with @tuphlos.bsky.social. Perfect day!
Next, adding @sadiehartmann.bsky.social to the mix for dinner and then @spl.org
See some of you there: www.spl.org/event-calend...
Next, adding @sadiehartmann.bsky.social to the mix for dinner and then @spl.org
See some of you there: www.spl.org/event-calend...
Event Calendar
Find free classes, events and activities at the Library.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Spent the day looking at art @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social with @tuphlos.bsky.social. Perfect day!
Next, adding @sadiehartmann.bsky.social to the mix for dinner and then @spl.org
See some of you there: www.spl.org/event-calend...
Next, adding @sadiehartmann.bsky.social to the mix for dinner and then @spl.org
See some of you there: www.spl.org/event-calend...
Hey library people-- If you are attending the free @libraryjournal.bsky.social @slj.com LibraryCon Live! Catch me and @danielkraus.com at 1:15 ET doing the afternoon keynote.
You can still sign up. It is free. Access to recording for 3 months.
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You can still sign up. It is free. Access to recording for 3 months.
www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
LibraryCon Live! 2025
Join Library Journal and School Library Journal on November 6 for our ninth annual LibraryCon Live! We're excited to present a day-long celebration of fandom, spotlighting genre fiction for adults and...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hey library people-- If you are attending the free @libraryjournal.bsky.social @slj.com LibraryCon Live! Catch me and @danielkraus.com at 1:15 ET doing the afternoon keynote.
You can still sign up. It is free. Access to recording for 3 months.
www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
You can still sign up. It is free. Access to recording for 3 months.
www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
Today on the blog-- Becky's Nightstand Reads via @spl.org Blog and my appearance there tonight with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social:
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Becky's Nightstand Reads via the Seattle Public Library Blog
Tomorrow I am appearing at the Seattle Public Library in conversations with Sadie Hartmann, and in conjunction with the Seattle Chapter of H...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today on the blog-- Becky's Nightstand Reads via @spl.org Blog and my appearance there tonight with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social:
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/beck...
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/beck...
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👀👀👀 • @capesandtights.com This week on Episode 253 of the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author @claymcleod for a discussion on his latest novel Shiny Happy People and so much more!
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
👀👀👀 • @capesandtights.com This week on Episode 253 of the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author @claymcleod for a discussion on his latest novel Shiny Happy People and so much more!
On the light rail headed in to Seattle. See some of you tomorrow night:
www.spl.org/programs-and...
@sadiehartmann.bsky.social
www.spl.org/programs-and...
@sadiehartmann.bsky.social
Authors & Books Calendar
Find free book readings and discussions with writers at the Library.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On the light rail headed in to Seattle. See some of you tomorrow night:
www.spl.org/programs-and...
@sadiehartmann.bsky.social
www.spl.org/programs-and...
@sadiehartmann.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Wow, @raforall.bsky.social & @sadiehartmann.bsky.social a dream pairing!!! Go see
Not even 6am CT and I am at the airport. This time Seattle bound. Going to see @tuphlos.bsky.social!
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
Nightstand Reads with Author and Editor Becky Siegel Spratford
Hear Becky discuss her latest book, Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature with Sadie Hartmann, aka Mother Horror, at Central Library this Thursday, November 6th at 7pm. This event is prese…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wow, @raforall.bsky.social & @sadiehartmann.bsky.social a dream pairing!!! Go see
Post is early today because I am flying to Seattle all morning. I will repost it later as well:
Backlist Coming Back Into Front List: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and a Reminder of Why Reading About Books Is More Important Than Reading All The Books
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Backlist Coming Back Into Front List: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and a Reminder of Why Reading About Books Is More Important Than Reading All The Books
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Backlist Coming Back Into Front List: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and a Reminder of Why Reading About Books Is More Important Than Reading All The Books
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is back in the book conversation. It is being highlighted by NYPL and a movie adaptation from Academy Award winn...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Post is early today because I am flying to Seattle all morning. I will repost it later as well:
Backlist Coming Back Into Front List: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and a Reminder of Why Reading About Books Is More Important Than Reading All The Books
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/back...
Backlist Coming Back Into Front List: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and a Reminder of Why Reading About Books Is More Important Than Reading All The Books
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/back...
Not even 6am CT and I am at the airport. This time Seattle bound. Going to see @tuphlos.bsky.social!
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
Nightstand Reads with Author and Editor Becky Siegel Spratford
Hear Becky discuss her latest book, Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature with Sadie Hartmann, aka Mother Horror, at Central Library this Thursday, November 6th at 7pm. This event is prese…
blog.spl.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Not even 6am CT and I am at the airport. This time Seattle bound. Going to see @tuphlos.bsky.social!
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
Oh and also appearing with @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @spl.org to talk about our books. Details here (w/ a reading list):
blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n...
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I really don’t understand why it’s so hard for certain people to understand that Mamdani is doing so well because he is advocating for more than “keep Trump from taking the few good and/or semi-decent things that remain” and is articulating a real vision for how to make New York better.
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I really don’t understand why it’s so hard for certain people to understand that Mamdani is doing so well because he is advocating for more than “keep Trump from taking the few good and/or semi-decent things that remain” and is articulating a real vision for how to make New York better.
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Cannot.
Make.
It.
Up.
Student put in a hold request on Friday for a book. I filled the hold, sent the “Come pick up your book” email.
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#TellMeYouWorkInAMiddleSchoolWithoutTellingMe #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Make.
It.
Up.
Student put in a hold request on Friday for a book. I filled the hold, sent the “Come pick up your book” email.
1/
#TellMeYouWorkInAMiddleSchoolWithoutTellingMe #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
a woman sitting at a desk with the words " prepare yourself " written on the bottom
Alt: a woman sitting at a desk with the words " prepare yourself " written on the bottom
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Cannot.
Make.
It.
Up.
Student put in a hold request on Friday for a book. I filled the hold, sent the “Come pick up your book” email.
1/
#TellMeYouWorkInAMiddleSchoolWithoutTellingMe #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Make.
It.
Up.
Student put in a hold request on Friday for a book. I filled the hold, sent the “Come pick up your book” email.
1/
#TellMeYouWorkInAMiddleSchoolWithoutTellingMe #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians
Gothic Fiction Starter Pack from @emilyhughes.bsky.social Via @nytimes.com (w/Gift Link). And why Gothic Fiction is important now and always. Plus very few dead authors (a huge plus here) and more!:
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Gothic Fiction Starter Pack from Emily Hughes Via the NYT (Gift Link)
I know what some of you are thinking as you Strat reading today's post-- "Becky, Halloween is over, why are you still on this Horror kick?" ...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Gothic Fiction Starter Pack from @emilyhughes.bsky.social Via @nytimes.com (w/Gift Link). And why Gothic Fiction is important now and always. Plus very few dead authors (a huge plus here) and more!:
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/goth...
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/goth...
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Hope y'all had a great Halloween season. I spent mine writing what's basically a book-length essay series on my favorite horror movie, HALLOWEEN.
Boosting this one more time (for now) because I'm extremely proud of it.
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Boosting this one more time (for now) because I'm extremely proud of it.
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Tracing The Shape - Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us
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November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hope y'all had a great Halloween season. I spent mine writing what's basically a book-length essay series on my favorite horror movie, HALLOWEEN.
Boosting this one more time (for now) because I'm extremely proud of it.
matthewjacksonwrites.com/tag/tracing-...
Boosting this one more time (for now) because I'm extremely proud of it.
matthewjacksonwrites.com/tag/tracing-...