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Little Apocalypses

There’s something that makes people want to read about the end of the world. Maybe it’s because reading about it insulates us from our genuine fears that the end is coming, maybe sooner than we think. The most terrifying end-of-the-world scenarios, in my opinion, aren’t destruction on a worldwide level. When that happens, I don’t

Horror @ Your Library

The American Library Association has a marketing initiative called “@ your library”. Their conference is rolling around (it’s in New Orleans this year) and ALTAFF (Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations) is holding a session called “Mystery and Horror @ Your Library”. When I saw that I thought “How cool! My professional association