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Monsters, mysteries, and things that go bump in the night. 👻📚 If your tween loves a good scare, these books belong on their October reading list! Swipe to find their next frightful read.

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Découvrez des nouveautés jeunesse remplies d’humour, de mystère et d’aventures. 👻🎃

Cliquez sur le 🔗 dans notre bio pour les découvrir!

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Took a quick trip to be on a panel about horror for kids at New York Comic Con! Thanks to @tayparade, @traceybaptistewrites, and @danpoblox for inviting me to participate. I had an absolute blast!

But the trip didn't start here. Swipe to rewind!

We went to see Paranormal Activity at the August Wilson Theater.

Little did I know how much this line, "Would you get the door?" would haunt me for the rest of the night...

I'm glad Kellen was with me for all the jumpscares. 🫪

We had great seats!

The play was funny and creepy. I jumped at least 6 times. The theater magic was truly mesmerizing, and I want more horror plays in the future.

THEN we went to NYCC the next day.

Where I got to participate in the Safe Spaces in Scary Books panel with @traceybaptistewrites, @danpoblox, and @tayparade. 🎉

Tracey is a hoot!

I stopped by the B&N booth and signed a stack of MYSTERY JAMES RETURNS FROM THE GRAVE, so grab your copies!

Photo op at the Blum House booth.

Met T. Kingfisher who was incredibly kind.

Horror 24/7

After a year of watching others enjoy their spooky little store, I finally made it to @twistedspinebooks! Not only have they had Mystery James on their shelves since day one, but the owners and staff were so warm and welcoming. I got to sign the author wall, and I signed a stack MYSTERY JAMES books. Be sure to stop in and grab a copy. Also, they carry The Monstrumologist, one of my very favorite horror books for young readers.

My Twisted Spine treasures!

Stopped at Leo's around the corner from the store for a slice of pizza. Bomb.

And I got to see my favorite kind of giant skeleton—an urban one.

Bye for now, New York, NY.

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kind of a big day!!!

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The weather is turning from muggy to crisp, so of course I had to get my hands on these new spooky reads! #spookyseason #horrorbookstagram

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🪦 DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🪦

We’re thrilled to announce our next WNDB anthology, MONSTER MOON RISING, slated for publication with Crown Children’s in Summer 2027 🧟📖

MONSTER MOON RISING is a middle grade horror anthology from We Need Diverse Books, about twelve kids facing the monsters of their nightmares on the night of a Super Blood Moon. The anthology is edited by Ellen Oh and features a special foreword by Soman Chainani (@somanc).

The anthology will contain stories from:

🌙 Samira Ahmed (@sam_aye_ahm)
🌙 Tracey Baptiste (@traceybaptistewrites)
🌙 Shakirah Bourne (@shakirahwrites)
🌙 Huda Fahmy (@yesimhotinthis)
🌙 Lamar Giles (@lamargiles)
🌙 Donna Barba Higuera (@donnabarbahiguera)
🌙 Malia Maunakea (@maliamaunakea)
🌙 Ellen Oh (@elloecho)
🌙 Dan Poblocki (@danpoblox)
🌙 Kristen Simmons (@kris10writes)
🌙 Ronald L. Smith (@ronsmithwriter)
🌙 Susan Tan (@susansmtan)

Many thanks to our teams at Penguin Random House and @newleafliterary for helping to make this anthology possible. Much more to come soon! We can’t wait for you all to feast your eyes on MONSTER MOON RISING next summer!

Tags: #BookDeal #BookAnnouncement #MonsterMoonRising #CrownChildrens #HorrorAnthology Dark purple graphic decorated with spooky details like spiderwebs along the top and an illustration of a creepy graveyard at the bottom. The graphic is titled “Book Deal Announcement” and displays a screenshot of a Publishers Marketplace announcement for “Monster Moon Rising”, edited by Ellen Oh. Announcement text: “Ellen Oh, ed.’s Monster Moon Rising, a horror anthology from We Need Diverse Books, in which creatures from folklore awaken across the world on the night of a Super Blood Moon, and 12 kids must confront the monsters of their nightmares before it’s too late, with a foreword by Soman Chainani and contributions from Samira Ahmed, Tracey Baptiste, Shakirah Bourne, Huda Fahmy, Lamar Giles, Donna Barba Higuera, Malia Maunakea, Ellen Oh, Dan Poblocki, Kristen Simmons, Ronald L. Smith, and Susan Tan, to Phoebe Yeh at Crown Children’s, with Daniela Cortes editing, for publication in summer 2026, by Joanna Volpe at New Leaf Literary & Media, on behalf of We Need Diverse Books (world).”

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I found myself crying in a Barnes and Nobles this morning after being sent on a quest by one of my oldest and dearest friends in search of his new book. Imagine my surprise to open and see the dedication. 😭 I am devouring it by the pool, and am once again totally amazed by his immense talent and storytelling ability…which I have been lucky enough to benefit from since we were silly teenagers imagining whole worlds from my green 1981 Volvo. Thank you dear friend for this great kindness. Being your friend all these years and sharing so much creativity has been one of my greatest joys! Read his books, people! Share them with your kids! He is an absolute storytelling ninja.

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Happy Publication Day to:

SHADOW PLAY by Daniel Poblocki
HIDDEN CURRENTS by Claire Booth Chapman
FIRE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY by David Conrad-Perez
MIDNIGHT CURFEW by Penelope Douglas
WILD DARK SHORE (paperback edition) by Charlotte McConaghy
SHIFT HAPPENS (paperback edition) by J. Albert Mann

Congratulations to all!

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Welcome back to CCBF, author of spooky & inventive books, @danpoblox ! 🎉

Dan Poblocki is the author of many mystery, horror, and adventure middle grade novels and collections of spooky stories! He is also the author of a silly and spooky picture book and a buoyant middle grade novel he co-created with drag superstar Eureka O’Hara! Dan lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, where he tries hard to ignore the things that go bump in the night.

Dan’s featured book, My Brother’s Butt is Haunted, is a hilarious picture book with a buttload of laughs about two siblings going to sleep over at Gramma and Grampa’s creepy new house for the very first time and face a frightening question—can butts be haunted? Their neighbors say there’s a ghost living there, but these kids definitely aren’t scared. That is…until the dead of night, when strange sounds and smells start coming from the older brother’s pants. There’s only one logical conclusion… His butt must be haunted! Filled with gas, ghosts, and plenty of giggles, this book will inspire endless rereads as it turns farts into the butt of the joke.

Dan will also be signing:
👻Ghost Hunter’s Daughter
💓Jackson Bright in the Spotlight
🔍Liars’ Room
😱🛌Tales to Keep You Up at Night, More Tales to Keep You Up at Night & Tales to Keep You
Up at Night - Halloween Countdown Edition
👤Shadow Play (out 9/1/26)

🗓️ Be sure to meet Dan at CCBF on 9/26 to discover a silly, spooky, or suspenseful new read!

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🎃 Count down to Halloween with this advent-style edition of TALES TO KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT by Dan Poblocki! Open one sealed scary story each day during the 13 days leading up to Halloween for the ultimate reading countdown.

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Look, it's @danpoblox!! (My library's summer reading campaign.)
#mglit #summerreading #booksforkids #amreading

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Thank you @pghbookfest for having me as panelist! I felt super cute!! Trans woman Author realness!
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Serving Trans Author realness.
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“Jackson Bright in The Spotlight”available where all books sold including the audio book, narrated by Me!!!
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Co Author @danpoblox
Collaborators @davidpurse @abramskids
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Illustrations @rbessaaa

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