Kate Spofford, author

Month: September 2017

  • September reading round-up

    # of books read: 13 audiobooks listened to: 2 graphic novels read: 3 total page count: 3,786 year total page count: 35,349 View this post on Instagram I read a review of The Art of Starving and had to buy it for the library.  I don’t think I’ve ever read a book about a boy…

  • my favorite evil clown movies (aside from It)

    Stephen King’s It is generally considered the standard for the “scary clown” in horror movies, but there are so many other great ones! Here are my faves. Stitches (2012) (Stitches had quite the attitude, even before he died) Highlights: Killjoy (2000) (Killjoy the clown, apparently shooting someone with bullets from his mouth) This gem was…

  • school required reading: books I hated, books I loved

    School is back in session, and as a librarian trying to run both a teen book club and a teen writers club, I get a lot of teens who don’t have time to read or write for fun because of school reading.  I’ve always been a big reader, but even I hated quite a few…

  • August reading round-up

    # of books read: 11 audiobooks listened to: 2 OwlCrate books read: 2 total page count: 2,689 year total page count: 31,563 This month I dedicated myself to making a dent in my Owlcrate books as well as the haul from the Book Barn.  It was a busy month, and I didn’t get as much…