Adult | Audiobooks | Mystery
Frightfully Good Audiobooks!
Need some more thrills in your life?Homewood Public Library has audiobooks by authors that always make the best-of-the-scariest lists.
If You Like… Stranger Things
If you are like us, waiting for season 4 feels like FOREVER! Well, we have you back! If you just can’t get enough of all things STRANGE, turn your world inside out and dive deep into these stories that might make ease your pain (at least for a little while!)
Adult | Audiobooks | Books | Teens
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…
Adult | Audiobooks | Books
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…
Spooky Graphic Novels and Manga
Want to get into the Halloween spooky mood but you don’t want any nightmares? These selections should feed that appetite. We’re on the next step up! These won’t haunt your dreams but they’re a bit darker. These are not for the faint of heart. Enter at your own risk for these terrifying, bone-chilling comics! Monday,…
Adult | Books | Teen/YA Non-Fiction | Teens
Banned Books Week: Trivia Question of the Day
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…