Book Spooks is a celebration running from October 17 to October 31 that surrounds a love of all things book and all things Halloween. After all, Halloween is so much fun - and books are so tied into this holiday! We have feature days, some fun activities, book features, and some fantastic giveaways for you guys.
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Want to take a look at some of the activities we've got planned, or that are going on now? Just scroll on down!
Book Spooks Introduction: In which I introduce this two week long event, and start with a giveaway to kick it all off!
Victorian Halloween: Michaela MacColl, author of Prisoners in the Palace, swings by to talk about what Halloween would have been like in the 1800s!
Cast Your Villain: Who is your favorite villain? Is it the pixie Opal Koboi from the Artemis Fowl series? Or maybe it's President Snow from The Hunger Games! Who would YOU cast to play them?
Treasure Hunt: Want a chance to win some fantastic prizes? Enter the treasure hunt! Complete ten cover based riddles for the chance to win a 'cauldron' full of fantastic books!
Author Halloween Love: Why does your favorite author love Halloween? Well, you're about to find out! Starring Sophie Jordan, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, and Tricia Rayburn, among others.
Chronicle Books & Halloween: Learn how the publishing company Chronicle Books celebrates Halloween with a guest post from their marketing manager, Lara Starr!
Why The Dead Make Good Neighbors: A guest post from HarlequinTeen novel Mara Purnhagen! Read a spooky story and enter to win a copy of her newest novel, Past Midnight.
Interview with Jessica Verday: The author of The Hollow swings by to talk about her new tour, Halloween, and her favorite candy!
Nightshade: Author Andrea Cremer is stopping by to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated debut novel, Nightshade! Enjoy a fantastically fun interview with Andrea, check out some great Nightshade reviews, and enter to win a copy yourself!
Day of the Wolves: Andrea Cremer stopped by yesterday - so why not keep talking about werewolves today? There are more kick ass wolves out there besides Nightshade's Calla, after all, and this is all about them.
Classic Haunts: There are so very many classic horror stories - and nowadays, so many classic stories with some horror thrown in! Come learn about the classics, their zombie-werewolf-and-vampire filled adaptions, and enter the giveaway!
Fallen Angels & Uprising Demons: Pam from Bookalicio.us stops by to talk about the fallen angels and demons in YA fiction - and it ends with a fantastic giveaway!
Coffins 'n Things: If you were a vampire, where you shop to buy what you needed? A funeral home, probably! Today we stick with the classic creepy creature - and the books that host them.
Final Friday Interview: Stop by and see my interview with acclaimed ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley!
Spooktacular Places: Let's talk about some of the world's most haunted places! Oh, and read an excerpt about the haunted castle in Random Magic by Sasha Soren.
Spellapalooza: Who doesn't love a good witch? (Or warlock. I'm all for equal rights, you know.) It's time to talk about some great spells, some great witches - and maybe even some great books!
Costume Madness: Happy Halloween! Are you wearing a book based costume? Tell me about it! Because I've got some authors stopping by, and though their costumes may not be related to their books, they sure are fun...
Very exciting! Definitely looking forward to this event!
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So exciting, this year October is going to be my "Give me the Creeps October" month. I'll be reviewing all things creepy all month long (with a blip for the lost hero and behemoth of course). Come on by and link up all your scary reviews starting October 1st!
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I love Halloween! One of my favorite holidays...I get to dress up and act crazy and eat candy. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for this event! I love Halloween!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun month ahead! :)
ReplyDeleteHalloween and books are such a great combination!
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ReplyDeleteI'm excited about seeing all these events/giveaways/interviews! AWESOME! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!! So much happening! What fun :)
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ReplyDeleteA fantastic lineup! Looking forward to everything you've got going on!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the scary/ awesome buttons that go with the events. This is going to be so very awesome!
ReplyDeleteCast your Villain sounds especially great. I will certainly have to come back to check out all these excellent post. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a bunch of fun! :D Love that you made buttons for all your events! Thanks for holding it!
ReplyDeleteLooks like tons of fun!
ReplyDeleteYay! I can't wait! Button is on my sidebar :D
ReplyDeleteThis event sounds like it's gonna be tons of fun! I like all the buttons for each event.
ReplyDeleteThis event sound like so much fun! Great idea! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteSo epic! This looks fantastic, Nicole.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see all this Halloween love. It's always been one of my favorite holidays!
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ReplyDeleteWow sounds really fun!! Thanks for hosting this awesome event~~ I can't wait to see all the great things coming up!
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Wow....so much going on!!! This is gonna be fun!
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Sounds like it's going to be an awesome event!! =D
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be so much fun! Can't wait to watch it all unfold!
ReplyDeleteHalloween is the best Holiday ever! Thanks for making it even more fun.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!! Lots of good stuff!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a FANG-TASTIC Halloween event!!! I love seeing tons of yummy posts & awesome book giveaways :D Thank you so much for your generosity in hosting!