Introducing: Horror TBR episodes!

This episode begins a new series of episodes on the podcast, where every month I will have someone on to talk about the books we’re excited for each month!

I have enjoyed doing my Horror Preview episodes with Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes - and those will continue! But I feel like there’s an opportunity to do more, and I’m taking that opportunity.

The format

Me and my guest will prepare a small list of books that we’re looking forward to releasing that month, and we’ll take turns sharing. It’s the same format as my Horror Preview episodes, but since it’s just a month, there’s more room to chat in between titles.

Preorder/buy/ask your library

I know everyone says that preordering is important, and we all kinda get that, but I don’t know if anyone knows what will or will not happen if preorder sales aren’t robust enough.

I don’t either, and I’ve been considering having an episode just on that topic. But until then, I will say that what I do know is that preorder strength can determine if Barnes & Noble chooses to stock a title in their stores for launch day. It’s a driving factor on stores in general doing pre-release bulk orders. If demand looks weak, they can always order it in. So. yeah, preordering can make or break a title.

June Releases!

Here are the books we talked about in this inaugural Horror TBR episode (in the order they were mentioned)

Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay

Marion by Leah Rowan

The Instruction Manual to Being A Vampire by Craig Wallwork

Headlights by CJ Leede

Dopefoot by Joshua Millican

The Other by Annie Neugebauer

Marla by Jonathan Janz

Red X by David Demchuk

It Came From Neverland by Cynthia Pelayo

with honorable mentions to books Clay has blurbed:

Back Stabbers by Eliza Jabore

The Siren of Groves Peak by Glenn Rolfe

Going to the Six by AC Hessenauer

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