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It’s Small Business Saturday! It’s a day to ap

It’s Small Business Saturday! It’s a day to appreciate the businesses we love so much! But if you think about it, we should make this effort every time we shop ✨

There are a ton of books in this photo that I purchased from independent publishers. I wouldn’t have so many gorgeous books without them ✨

If you can, make the effort to buy local or shop small because it matters. Especially now ✨

I posted a bunch of shops in my Insta stories that you should check out! There is something for everyone, and may I just say, I love all the pretty things ✨

Here are some independent bookstores & publishers I love...

@goldsborobooks @librofm @rubysfolsom @bookshopsc @awaywithwordsbooks
@cemeterydancepub @sstpublications @pspublishinguk @undertow_books @quirkbooks @milkweed_books @coffeehouse @catapult @greymatterpress @clashbooks @counterpointpress @twodollarradio @tin_house @europaeditions @rdspress @subpress @corpuspress @bloodshotbooks @valancourtbooks @crystal_lake_publishing @pmmpublishing @lividianpub @beneathhell_publishing @silvershamrockpublishing @softskullpress #ThunderstormBooks @deathsheadpress #GrindhousePress

What’s your indie favorite?! ✨

🍂🍂 THANKFUL 🍂🍂 Hey everyone! I just w

🍂🍂 THANKFUL 🍂🍂

Hey everyone! I just want you all to know I’m thankful for every one of you. Whatever you are doing today, just know you are loved!

I am currently hanging out in my parent’s backyard. Just look at these fall colors! Oh my, it’s beautiful! 🍂

How was your day?! Are you doing okay?

Much love 🍂🍂🍂

Tagged publishers #partner ✨ What’s a better

Tagged publishers #partner ✨

What’s a better way to celebrate Christmas than posting #giftideas on Thanksgiving eve, HA!

Illustrated editions of the first three books of @georgerrmartin’s #GameofThrones series, which are absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

THE LOOK OF THE BOOK by Peter Mendelsund is dedicated to the art and design of book covers - oh and it’s spectacularly GORGEOUS.

Also, we have @officiallymcconaughey’s GREENLIGHTS, which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend (alright, alright, alright). AND a FIVE star read, Jo Nesbo’s THE KINGDOM . #CrimeFiction at its best (psst...it’s AMAZING).

OAKFLAT by @laurenredniss’s has beautiful colorful illustrations (it’s a stunner!) AND @heatherclarkauthor’s RED COMET is all about #SylviaPlath (one of my favs) - I’m drooling over this BRICK of a book. ALSO, @naominovik’s A DEADLY EDUCATION has me intrigued! Has anyone read it?!

THE OFFICE OF HISTORICAL CORRECTIONS by Danielle Evans is a fun story collection! And HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD by @vankolken’s looks FASCINATING - I’ll be starting it tonight for @spookishmommy’s #truecrime #bookclub #bookishtruecrime 👀

The always lovely @michelleobama’s and her memoir BECOMING. Spoiler alert: it’s OUTSTANDING.

Now comes my most anticipated book of the year, @barackobama’s A PROMISED LAND. I’m not going to gush, but let me just say he’s one of my heroes. And I don’t mean the fictional, perfect hero. I mean, his intelligence and compassion cannot be measured which overlook any flaws he might have. Plus, he’s cool. He’s an exemplary human being, as is Michelle. I just started reading his #memoir and, of course, it’s excellent!

🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶 Sp

🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶 Special thanks to the tagged publishers #partner

Is there anything better than book mail?! Books always make me happy 🥸

What are your plans for the long weekend? And according to everyone in the world, Christmas is here 😂
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✨ ANNOUNCEMENT & GIVEAWAY ✨ @RiverheadBooks #p

✨ ANNOUNCEMENT & GIVEAWAY ✨
@RiverheadBooks #partner #TargetStyle #TargetBookClub #Readalong ✨

I fell in love with @lizmoorebooks’s LONG BRIGHT RIVER when I received it as a galley last year: I simply could not let it go, and it’s been on my mind ever since. I was so thrilled when @RiverheadBooks asked me to partner with them for the 12/1 paperback release and for it being the @Target Book Club December pick! I’m inviting you guys to read along (or re-read along) with me and stay tuned for an exciting book club discussion. ✨

TO ENTER:

To kick this book club off, we’re giving away Target special edition paperbacks to 5(!) lucky winners. All you have to do to enter is tag a friend you’d share this suspenseful & phenomenal book with AND tell me what your favorite reading snack is - that’s it ✨

Here is a blurb from my #bookreview last year:

“I cannot get this novel out of my head. In fact, I became anxious just writing this review. Moore’s writing is atmospheric, visceral, and ominous. She writes in such a way that you feel the story and know the characters. The novel is almost 500 pages long but it reads amazingly fast. LONG BRIGHT RIVER is not only exceptionally written, it’s also an uncomfortably honest story that will break your heart.” ✨

Happy Sunday & Thanksgiving week! What are you mos

Happy Sunday & Thanksgiving week! What are you most thankful for? I’m thankful for all of YOU and the delicious food I get to eat come Thursday. I’m a stuffing gal myself 👀

Here are a mix of books I want to read and one I’ve already read (a new favorite 🙌🏻). There are several for #NonfictionNovember such as WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE, DARK ARCHIVES, SAPIENS ( #currentlyreading ), and IF YOU TELL (thanks to @natashaniezgoda 😘).

There are SO many amazing books to read! I want to read them all right now 😂
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🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Little known fact about me: I

🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥

Little known fact about me: I have decent sized fangs. I have to get them filed down every so often so I don’t bite my lip. So you see, I’m definitely a vampire, HA! 🔥

On to the giveaway! I have extra copies of DRACULA, a gorgeous special edition from @etherealvisionspub , FANGS, a graphic novel by Sarah Andersen, and the October issue of @fangoria magazine (one of my personal favs!). ALL THREE ARE FANG-related, get it?huh huh?! (scroll ⇦ to see the covers) 🔥🔥

All you have to do is follow the rules and enter below. It’s that easy 🔥

RULES:

1. Like and save this post 🔥
2. Make sure you are following ME @shereadswithcats 🔥
3. In the comments, tell me your favorite vampire (film, book, whatever) 🔥
4. Tag a friend in the comments (up to 5 times) 🔥
5. Share this post in your IG stories for 24 hours and be sure to tag me 🔥

US & CANADA only. This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram or anyone else. Winner will be selected on 11/28. Good luck my friends 🔥🔥
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Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend *whew*. To

Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend *whew*. Tomorrow, Marcus and I are headed to Apple Hill for our annual trip of apple donuts and beer. I inhale those donuts. This year we live a bit closer, in the same county actually, which is so cool!

What are your weekend plans?!

Okay, now for some book talk! I am more than pleased to feature a series I’ve grown to absolutely LOVE. I love fantasy, but I am VERY picky, and @kuangrf has knocked my socks off! THE POPPY WAR trilogy is powerful, dark, and beautifully written - all things I look for in a good series. The final conclusion is THE BURNING GOD and it’s finally out in the wild! Although you better hurry because I just saw some bookstores including @amazon are out of stock. Yikes!

If you haven’t picked this series up yet, my advice is, simply put, DO IT. I’ll leave THE POPPY WAR synopsis in the comments *spoiler free zone for THE BURNING GOD* 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you so very much to @tlcbooktours and @harpervoyagerus for my free copy.

@simonandschuster #partner #BookReview #NightWorms

@simonandschuster #partner #BookReview #NightWormsBookParty #TillerPress

VIDEO PALACE: IN SEARCH OF THE EYELESS MAN by Maynard Wills is a spectacular anthology which all feature the urban legend, the Eyeless Man. Dr. Wills was intrigued by the horror podcast of the the same name, #VideoPalace, which is produced by @shudder. I had no idea such amazingness existed, so of course, I subscribed.

The Eyeless Man is the stuff of nightmares because he feeds off of everything we are as a society. We are all addicted to watching the screen and a slave to our obsessions which is exactly what the Eyeless Man is looking for. He is the ultimate frightening dark figure with no eyes! Eek!

I am a big fan of lost footage horror, urban legends, spooks, myths, and folklore. Actually, I just watched the movie V/H/S and the documentary, Beware the Slender Man; I was completely mesmerized. Anyway back to business: every story contains journal entries of interactions with the mysterious creepy figure and the legend of the esoteric “white tapes” and what might’ve happened in the aftermath.

Wills managed to bring together a fantastic group of screenwriters who all wrote their own take on the Slenderman-like figure. My standouts are Doorways of the Soul by Owl Goingback, Brea Grants’ A Texas Teen Story, The Satanic Schoolgirls by Meirav Devash and Eddie McNamara, and Deep Focus by Bob DeRosa.

VIDEO PALACE is creepy, but not terribly scary. It’s more of a fun horror movie experience, but not “real life horror” if that makes sense. Bottom-line though, I enjoyed it very much.

What’s your favorite urban legend?! 🙀

Wednesdays are for #BOOKMAIL - Thank you so much t

Wednesdays are for #BOOKMAIL - Thank you so much to the tagged publishers #partner

I’m super excited for several of these books! PLUS I have been waiting for @barackobama’s book since the minute it was announced and it’s finally here. 😭 I’ve heard he might publish five volumes (yes please 🤞🏻). I am jumping up and down with glee!

Which book are you most excited for?!

#BookReview WYRD AND OTHER DERELICTIONS by @adaml

#BookReview

WYRD AND OTHER DERELICTIONS by @adamlgnevill is unique, experimental, and majorly creepy. Seven stories are written in an amazing and strange way. Adam Nevill is an exceptional writer and this collection just proves it even more.

In every story the reader is plopped into the aftermath of a terrible event. It’s like looking through the eyes of a stranger for a short while. You are not privy to what caused the event, you just study the surroundings. It’s terrifying. You get the eerie sense that something is missing, ruined, or destroyed. The atmospheric language creates crystal clear imagery and stories I will never forget. Adam’s writing style is, I guess one might say, wordy, but I loved it. Words are my thing, but you have to know how to use them. And Adam is a truly gifted wordsmith.

My top stories are Hippocampus, Wyrd, and Hold the World in my Arms for Three Days. This is a very slim book, but do not let the size fool you as this is not a fast read. Adam’s prose is lyrical, beautiful, exquisitely disturbing, and intelligent. I took my time with this book and it helped me enjoy it that much more. There are no characters or a specific plot, but Adam somehow pulls it off. My advice is to start with the afterward because it gives context to what Adam’s intention is with the collection. It’s truly genius, bizarre, unsettling, speculative horror and I ate it up!

Thank you so much @adamlgnevill this gorgeous special edition. Special thanks to the @night_worms for the #NightWormsBookParty - always a pleasure. Xx

What’s the strangest book you’ve ever read? But in a good way!

✨ SUNDAY VIBES ✨ Throwback to right before th

✨ SUNDAY VIBES ✨

Throwback to right before the pandemic. Remember those days? I cannot wait to get this beast under control ✌🏻

For the first time in a long time I’m going to brunch! I love brunch, mainly because I love breakfast food, but I’m not a morning person. I’m hopeful that one day I’ll be like David Bowie and discover morning 😂

What are you up to today?
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✨ MINI REVIEW ✨ Happy Friday the 13th! Happy

✨ MINI REVIEW ✨

Happy Friday the 13th! Happy #NonfictionNovember and Happy Weekend!

DEMONIC FOES by Richard Gallagher M.D. is a chilling book with several different true accounts of demonic possession. Gallagher uses science, delves into the supernatural, and works alongside the Catholic Church. Now, I read everything with skepticism, but I don’t have any reason to doubt the content. And it appears Gallagher believes what he wrote, he has quite the resume, and I have an open mind. Also, I find possession totally fascinating. A perfect book for a rainy #Fridaythe13th 😈

Thank you @tlcbooktours and @harperonebooks for my free copy.

What are you reading this weekend?!
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✨ THURSDAY VIBES ✨ I’m not sure if any of y

✨ THURSDAY VIBES ✨

I’m not sure if any of you all know that I get a million migraines a year. At least that’s how it feels lately. Today I finally got my migraine shots (yay me!). Because of the move I forgot and was late (booo!🤦🏼‍♀️). I’ve never been so excited to get shots in my life 😂

Books! Books! Books! I love all the books! What’s the last book that WOW’d you???

#bookshelf #bookstagram #library #readingtime #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #bookblogger #booklover #booknerd #readersofig #booksofig #amreading #booksbooksbooks #currentlyreading #bibliophile #promotehorror #bookadventure #bookaholic #nonfictionnovember #shereadswithcats

✨ NEW BOOKS ✨

@aaknopf @randomhouse #partner📚

Here are a few amazing books I recently acquired. See anything you like?

Right now I’m finishing up my review for one of these magnificent books a post this week.
✨ watch this space ✨

✨ A LATE NIGHT REVIEW ✨ CRITERIUM by @tjonesw

✨ A LATE NIGHT REVIEW ✨

CRITERIUM by @tjoneswriter is a heart wrenching story about a father who gave his life to addiction and a son who followed in his footsteps.

Addiction horror has a special place in my heart for two reasons: one, the stories always seem to suck me in and two, addiction runs deep in my family. Oddly enough, the horror aspect makes a difficult story easier to digest, and even though there might be a supernatural or unconventional element to it, the emotions feel incredibly real.

Zach Ayers is the son of an addict, overwhelmed with grief over his father’s death. Zach wants it all to stop, to stop the excruciating pain of grief, sadness, and resign himself to the inevitable life of drugs. Zach is a character that truly comes to life and will forever be seared into my mind.

Jones managed to write one of my favorite books of the year and I don’t say that lightly. His prose is flawless, the ambiance is stunning, and the story has a beautiful darkness. Although, technically a novella, it consumed me in a big way. It will eat you up and spit you out. Seriously, I cannot stop thinking about this book.

CRITERIUM is intelligent, haunting, and emotional with a compelling plot that combines the hell of addiction with horror seamlessly. I couldn’t put it down if I wanted.

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Happy Monday folks! Today marks my one year annive

Happy Monday folks! Today marks my one year anniversary with the @night_worms review team! A WORM-A-VERSARY if you will. Special thank you to @mother.horror and @spookishmommy for the opportunity. It has been the most amazing year on #Bookstagram because I adore my wormy friends 🤘🏻💀
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Pictured here are some of the books I’ve received with the @night_worms subscription package. LOOK. LISTEN. It’s forever my favorite #bookish subscription service. Every month is like Christmas or better yet, it’s HALLOWEEN. A horror-palooza of fun! 👻🎃
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What’s your favorite bookish subscription service?! 🌘🐛

Happy day after #Caturday from Abby! Tell me in em

Happy day after #Caturday from Abby! Tell me in emojis how your weekend is going 👇🏻
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HAPPY FRIDAY MY PRETTIES! What are your plans for

HAPPY FRIDAY MY PRETTIES! What are your plans for the weekend? Reading any good books?

I have a Zoom date with two of my favorites, @wherethereadergrows and @jessicamap! AND my parents are coming over tomorrow because I need my mom’s help hanging my first gallery wall. I like getting real opinions and Marcus just agrees with everything I say 😂😘

It’s #NonfictionNovember and I’m so excited! #

It’s #NonfictionNovember and I’m so excited! #Nonfiction is one of my favorite genres. I love #truecrime #memoirs and just learning in general. It’s always a testament to the writer when a nonfiction book rocks my world. Here is just a chunk of my #bookshelves which house my nonfiction #hardcover books. See anything you love? Anything you’re excited to #read?

What is the last nonfiction book YOU loved? I’m always looking for recommendations 💋

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