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Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature

Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature - Paperback

by Becky Siegel Spratford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Becky Siegel SpratfordPublish date:9/23/2025Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:S&s/Saga PressISBN-13:9781668205099ISBN-10:1668205092UPC:9781668205099Book Category:Literary Criticism, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Gothic & Romance, Literary FiguresSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCC1PHJM5T
A love letter to the horror genre from many of the most influential and bestselling authors in the industry.

For twenty-five years, Becky Siegel Spratford has worked as a librarian in Reader Advisory, training library workers all over the world on how to engage their patrons and readers, and to use her place as a horror expert and critic to get the word out to others; to bring even more readers into the horror fold.

Why I Love Horror is a captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including, Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and Rachel Harrison.
Language:EnglishPublisher:S&s/Saga PressISBN-13:9781668205099ISBN-10:1668205092UPC:9781668205099Book Category:Literary Criticism, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Gothic & Romance, Literary FiguresSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCC1PHJM5T
Becky Siegel Spratford, MLIS, is a librarian specializing in serving patrons ages thirteen and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal. Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of three text books for library workers, most recently, The Reader's Advisory Guide to Horror, Third Edition. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association, currently serving as the association's secretary and cochair of their library committee. She lives just outside of Chicago with her husband, where they raised their now adult children.
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