Are you ready for Halloween? I am finishing up Thorn by Vena Cork which is a psychological thriller. It hasn’t quite spooked me but there is a certain darkness to it which makes for an entertaining read.
If you still haven’t found your spooky book to read for this weekend, check out some of NPR’s Devilishly Good Books. After I finish Thorn, I’m not sure where my reading will take me but I do have several scary books to turn to so we’ll see what I find.
Another book I recommend and is now being discussed is The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. The Slaves of Golconda read this one so head over to the blog or the forum for more info. Unfortunately I didn’t get to read it in time for the discussion but there’s always the next one.
This weekend is also the Texas Book Festival. Yee-haw! I love this festival and am hoping to attend although there is a part of me that’s a bit tired from all the family in town, me being out of town, etc. and a cozy weekend with books and crafting and maybe some scary films at night sounds good. So we’ll see what I end up doing.
For now I’ll leave you with a Halloween poem and more bookish talk soon. Happy weekend and Happy Halloween!
I SPOT
With yellow balls in autumn.
I light the prairie cornfields
Orange and tawny gold clusters
And I am called pumpkins.
On the last of October
When dusk is fallen
Children join hands
And circle round me
Singing ghost songs
And love to the harvest moon;
I am a jack-o’-lantern
With terrible teeth
And the children know
I am fooling.
Theme in Yellow by Carl Sandburg
I am starting to feel negligent, as it seems everyone is reading a spooky book this weekend! I’ll be lucky to crack open a book – any book! We have kids sports all day today, then candy-gathering tonight, as well as a Ipswich clam and lobster eating party with friends. I actually feel pretty good about my RIP reads over the last two months. I signed up for four books, but actually read nine! And I could read another ten I think!
Be sure and post if you make it to the festival. I going to make it there someday! I totally get wanting to spend a cozy weekend at home with books. Have a great Halloween!
My Halloween is going to be lowkey–I do plan on finally watching the adaptation to The Haunting of Hill House–the original one not the remake! Have a nice weekend!
Sandy – I have to say all month I’ve been in the mood for spooky books but I didn’t read anything spooky yesterday after all. It seems now I want “women stories” 🙂 You did great on the RIP Challenge! Have fun this weekend.
Kristy – It really is a lot of fun but I ended up not going this year. I’ve just been so into making books this weekend and not much in the mood to be out in crowds that I had to forgo it but it’ll be back next year. Hope you had a wonderful Halloween!
Danielle – Oh did you like it? I’ve not seen either version but I bet that would be fun. Actually I think I have seen a bit from the new version but my memory is so bad I can’t remember much of it. Hope you had a good spooky night 🙂
What good timing! I got The Woman in Black last week! 😛
Hope you have a great week, Iliana!
I love your Happy Halloween banner on your blog!!