Episode 21: Spookier than a Clown in a Cornfield: Summer Scares 2022

Booklist's Shelf Care

In this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire gets the scoop on the books for Summer Scares 2022; first, the adult and teen titles from librarian Becky Spratford and author Alma Katsu, then, the middle-grade titles from Booklist Books for Youth’s Julia Smith. Plus, Booklist Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with a reviewer about the joys and chills of listening to horror on audio. Here’s what we talked about: The Hunger, by Alma Katsu The Deep, by Alma Katsu The Fervor, by Alma Katsu Summer Scares Programming Guide 2022 My Favorite Thing is Monsters, by Emil Ferris Coyote Songs, by Gabino Iglesias The Remaking, by Clay McCleod Chapman Clown in a Cornfield, by Adam Cesare The Companion, by Kate Alender Agnes at the End of the World, by Kelly McWilliams Horror Writers Association YouTube Channel [e-mail] Gallant, by V. E. Schwab, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt Pet Sematary, by Stephen King, read by Michael C. Hall No One Goes Alone, by Erik Larson, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt and Erik Larson 11/22/63, by Stephen King, read by Craig Wasson Billy Summers, by Stephen King, read by Paul Sparks Bird Box, by Josh Malerman, read by Cassandra Campbell Grady Hendrix The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett The Forgotten Girl, by India Hill Brown Scary Stories for Young Foxes, by Christian McKay Heidicker, illustrated by Junyi Wu Beetle and the Hollowbones, by Aliza Layne, illustrated by the author Cleo Porter and the Body Electric, by Jake Burt Scout's Honor, by Lily Anderson Sir Ladybug, by Corey R. Tabor The Age of Cage, by Keith Phipps