{"id":1206,"date":"2012-01-31T18:03:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T22:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2012-01-31T18:03:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T22:03:41","slug":"the-top-picks-in-horror-fiction-from-rusas-must-read-titles-in-genre-fiction-for-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/the-top-picks-in-horror-fiction-from-rusas-must-read-titles-in-genre-fiction-for-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Picks in Horror Fiction from RUSA’s “Must Read” Titles in Genre Fiction for 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALA’s Reference and User Services Association(aka RUSA) is made up of top readers’ advisory librarians, and they have just announced their “must read” list for genre fiction for 2012. \u00a0I thought I’d share it here and see whether all you avid horror readers agree with their choices.<\/p>\n

TOP PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ridge<\/em> by Michael Koryta, Little, Brown, 9780316053662
\nThe unexplained death of an eccentric lighthouse keeper in the isolated Kentucky woods, followed by a mysterious threat to a nearby large cat sanctuary prompt an investigation by a journalist and the local sheriff. Palpable evil and a sense of dread drive this chilling tale.<\/p>\n

READ-ALIKES:<\/h3>\n

The Dead Path<\/em> by Stephen Irwin
\nThose Across the River <\/em>by Christopher Buehlman
\nHarbor <\/em>by John Ajvide Lindqvist<\/p>\n

SHORT LIST:<\/h3>\n

The Last Werewolf <\/em>by Glen Duncan, Knopf, 9780307595089
\nThe Night Strangers<\/em> by Chris Bohjalian, Crown, 9780307394996
\nRaising Stony Mayhall<\/em> by Daryl Gregory, Del Rey, 9780345522375
\nThe White Devil <\/em>by Justin Evans, Harper Collins, 9780061728273<\/p>\n

I know our own Top Picks list included a few of these, but some I’m not familiar with at all. Do you agree with the librarians of RUSA?<\/p>\n

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ALA’s Reference and User Services Association(aka RUSA) is made up of top readers’ advisory librarians, and they have just announced their “must read” list for genre fiction for 2012. \u00a0I thought I’d share it here and see whether all you avid horror readers agree with their choices. TOP PICK The Ridge by Michael Koryta, Little,<\/p>\n

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