What’s Halloween without some classic horror creatures? If we dress up as them we might as well read stories starring them! For this installment of Halloween Reads, we recommend some titles in our collection staring supernatural creatures; from vampires to werewolves, and finally witches! Vampires Certain Dark Things “From the New York Times, bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes…
“Lucy will launch in October 2021 and, with boosts from Earth’s gravity, will complete a 12-year journey to eight different asteroids — a Main Belt asteroid and seven Trojans, four of which are members of ‘two-for-the-price-of-one’ binary systems.” (NASA)
Need some more thrills in your life?Homewood Public Library has audiobooks by authors that always make the best-of-the-scariest lists.
A powerful story of intersectionality and community, as well as race and privilege, this first book centers around a 16-year-old protagonist who moves between two different worlds- her home and her school- without much thought, until a horrific event leaves her considering her role in both. In the story, Starr witnesses the death of her…
Spooky season is upon us! The line between real and unreal begins to blur in the month of October. To learn more about the legends and beliefs that influence our interest in the horrible and occult check out books on strange phenomenons, frightful folklore, and horror history in Homewood’s nonfiction section. The Encyclopedia of Superstitions…
The opening poem of the book comments on American life of the period with overt references to drugs, drinking, and homosexuality. More notable, though, was the style of writing, which was a stream-of-consciousness, intense prose that became the hallmark of what became known as Beat poetry and writing. Both the subject matter and the…
