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Becky Siegel Spratford

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Becky Siegel 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 20 year locally elected Library Trustee [still serving] and a Board member for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and recently completed the 3rd Editio ...more

	The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror 4.27 avg rating — 48 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 3.76 avg rating — 38 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
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	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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The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City #1)

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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing Riding the Nightmare by Lisa Tuttle	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
Star review will be in a future issue of Booklist but once again, Tuttle amazed me. Three Words That Describe This Book: sinister, character centered, imperfect women Here is some draft language to hold this place until the review posts: "Strong, imperf ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it What Kind of Mother 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
4.5 stars Review in the June 2023 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe this Book: body horror, psychological horror, viscerally terrifying Reader beware, you may not want to eat crabs for a while after this book. Having fun writing this re ...more
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Review in the June 2023 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: superlative world building, occult film, thought provoking. Draft Review: Montserrat is the only woman working as an audio editor in the old boys club of Mexico City’s ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (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 the June 2023 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: Lush, Romance, Historical Horror Draft Review: October, 1837 and young Nena, the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher and her best friend, Néstor, the child of her fa ...more
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Review in the June 2023 issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: superlative world building, occult film, thought provoking. Draft Review: Montserrat is the only woman working as an audio editor in the old boys club of Mexico City’s ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it A Moonlit Path of Madness by Catherine McCarthy (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 the June issue of Library Journal. Three Words That Describe This Book: Gothic, immersive, quiet but w/ pervasive unease GREAT COVER FOR DISPLAYS Draft Review: Grace, a spinster, living in Vermont in 1902, has been caring for her mentally ill, ...more
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Becky Spratford rated a book it was amazing The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay (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
Star review in the June 2023 issue of Library Journal. Interview with Tremblay also included in that issue. Three Words That's Describe This Book: menacing. strong narrative voice, pervasively creepy Draft Review: Tremblay returns with his second Horror ...more
May 30, 2023 01:29PM · 5 likes · like · see review
Becky Spratford rated a book really liked it 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann (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
Rating is 4.5 Review in the June 2023 Issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe This Book: Genre overview, participatory, conversational tone 101 Books To Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann Draft Review Horror’s most well known fan, Ha ...more
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