Halloween Reads: Supernatural Creatures
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Halloween Reads: Supernatural Creatures

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…

Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day
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Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day

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…

Halloween Reads: Halloween History
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Halloween Reads: Halloween History

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…