Horror LibraryThing

I did some searching on LibraryThing to find some scary reads. I found I had to use the tag "horror" to pull up adult books. "Scary" pulled up a lot of children's books. I tried to find some reads besides the standard authors like Stephen King, Lovecraft, Anne Rice, etc. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill looked interesting. An aging rock-star, Jude Coyne, buys online a suit haunted by a ghost. One horror author who reviewed the book describes it as a spine-tinglinger, and the average rating from reviewers is 3.83/5.00 stars. I also found a classic horror story: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Eleanor Vance goes to ghost watch at a haunted house in New England. This is a classic haunted house story with a psychological twist. The average rating from reviewers is 4.11 stars out of 5.00.

Social Networking

I had a chance to look at two social networking sites geared to book lovers: Goodreads and LibraryThing. Goodreads is smaller and has about over 5,000 people. LibraryThing has over 400,000 people. I could see providing links to these sites on our web page. Patrons could fine reviews of books by other readers, post their own reviews of books, keep track of the books they have read, and share with other readers. They could also connect with authors. I plan on adding links to these resources on to our website. I joined Goodreads and LibraryThing. I haven't had a chance to add all the books I have read yet to Goodreads, only what I am currently reading! I haven't had a chance to add anything to LibraryThing yet. Too many books, too little time this week!