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Becky Siegel Spratford

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Horror, Nonfiction

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Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Readers' Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All. She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO’s NoveList database and writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal. Becky is a 23 year locally elected Library Trustee [still serving], a former Board member for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, and currently on the Executive Board of the Illinois Library Association. Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Thi ...more

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with Christopher Locke, the Independent Book Publishing Association's [IBPA] Member Liaison. I was invited on to talk to their members-- both independent presses and author publishers (which is what we used to call self published authors), about how to best interact with the library market. I give this type of informal tal Read more of this blog post »

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	The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror 4.31 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horror Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Vampires, Killer Tomatoes, and Haunted Houses by Becky Siegel Spratford (Goodreads Author), Tammy Hennigh Clausen 3.83 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays by Michele Brittany (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas Diak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Becky Spratford is currently reading The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Reading for review in the October 2024 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: vivid imagery, disturbing, grief Horror This is his most complete book yet, and it has easter eggs to other stories. But everything LaRocca is best at ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Review in an upcoming issue of Booklist Three Words That Describe This Book: visceral, nuanced, discomfitingly realistic From Draft review: A compelling, cinematic, visceral, and disturbing tale, driven by fully realized, sympathetic characters, this i ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft by Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Review will appear at Booklist Online and on the blog soon Three Words That Describe This Book: Quirky Characters, Sardonic, Direct and Folksy Narration Each story has a Lansdale introduction which sets the stage perfectly for each tale. More details a ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Review at Booklist Online and on the blog: https://raforall.blogspot.com/2024/08... (link live on 8/20/24 at 7 am central) Three Words That Describe This Book: wide range of scares, reprints, “fear as precursor to terror” That last word is a quote from ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing The Queen by Nick Cutter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Reading for review in the October 2024 issue of Library Journal You all....this book..... Three Words Describe This Book: visceral, gripping, genetically altered wasps Draft review thoughts. Cutter is on the top of his game here providing another intens ...more
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Reading for review in the October 2024 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: immersive, cults, thought provoking A thought-provoking, cautionary tale that not only refuses to provide easy answers, but also actively asks the read ...more
Aug 13, 2024 08:39AM · 1 like · like · see review
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