October Country: Books of the Season
October 04, 2007
Colleen Mondor, initiator of the Summer Blog Blast Tour, Books Below the Radar, and other events, has another thing cooking today. She writes:
"The month of October introduces my favorite season; that time of year not only when the weather turns (love that) but also when there is a thread of limitless possibility in the air. I like the fact that anything could happen - that something might happen - and all you have to be is aware of it's potential existence to see the magic."
Colleen discusses Ray Bradbury's stories, in celebration of this October Country season. Other participants celebrating October and spookiness include:
- Kelly at Big A little a features A Beasty Story, by Bill Martin Jr. and Steven Kellogg.
- Jackie at Interactive Reader looks at The Curse of the Rumbaughs/
- The Seven Imps revisit Adam Rex and Frankenstein.
- Little Willow features some Christopher Golden scary goodness with the Prowlers series.
- Betsy salutes the ABC Spookshow at Fuse Number 8.
- Kelly at Writing and Ruminating talks about Neil Gaiman.
- Liz is all about The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding.
- Sarah looks at some Diana Wynne Jones over at Finding Wonderland.
- Tanita shares October thoughts on Octavia Butler's Kindred
- Gwenda is also talks literary vampires at Shaken & Stirred.
- Leila revisits Stephen King's Skeleton Crew at bookshelves of doom.
- Lectitans talks about the picture book Cinderella Skeleton.
Most of the above links and short descriptions came from Chasing Ray. Colleen has more in-depth synopses of each post, so start there first.