Monsters, Ghosts & Trad Wives, OH MY! | Monster Horror Book Recommendations | Book Lounge by Libby Season 4

Monsters! Ghosts! Trad wives! Oh my! 🎃👻

It's time to get a little monstrous in the Book Lounge. Joe is joined by Meara and Kenzie Deerin for a Halloween-ready conversation packed with monster horror books, creepy folklore, unsettling creatures and dark reads that crawl under your skin. From terrifying transformations to the things lurking in the shadows, we're serving up horror book recommendations for every kind of reader who likes their stories a little strange.

Whether you're a lifelong horror reader or looking for your next spooky-season obsession, we've got recommendations to add to your TBR. So, grab your favorite blanket, keep an eye on the shadows and join us for a delightfully creepy trip through the reading world.

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Who’s in this episode: 

• Joe – Instagram
• Kenzie Deerin – Instagram
• Meara – Links

Book Recommendations:

Kenzie’s Picks:

• Ring Shout - P.Djèlí Clark
• My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen
• The Possession of Alba Dìaz - Isabel cãnas
• On Sundays She Picked Flowers – Yah Yah Scholfield

Meara's Picks:

• Girl Dinner & Masters of Death – Olivie Blake
• Before the Devil Knows You're Here - Autumn Krause
• Bad Cree - Jessica Johns
• The Changing Man – Tomi Oyemakinde
• Lute – Jennifer Thorne
• The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror – Tori Bovalino
• Woman, Eating - Claire Kohda
• Bad Girls Don’t Die - Katie Alender

Joe's Picks:

• Mongrels – Stephen Graham Jones
• Man Made Monsters – Andrea L. Rogers, Illus. Jeff Edwards
• Coffin Moon – Keith Rosson
• From Below – Darcy Coates
• Never Whistle at Night & Never Whistle at Night II: Back for Blood – ed. Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Time stamps:00:00:00 Title 00:00:20 Welcome and Introductions 00:02:55 Some monster horror questions 00:17:07 Book recommendations 01:02:43 Comment question 01:03:00 Thank you and outro

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