Kate Spofford, author

Category: vintage young adult

The Midnight Club and why my inner 15-year-old is FREAKING OUT

In which I gush about Christopher Pike and reveal many spoilers and Easter eggs from The Midnight Club

October 10, 2022
31 days of Halloween, day 27: high school horror

High school was not the greatest time of my life, which must be why horror stories set in high schools are so common.

October 27, 2019
31 days of Halloween, day 25: Christmas horror

The 25th of October means… that Christmas will be here in two short months!

October 25, 2019
Paperbacks from Heck: pre-Twilight Vampires

Long before Edward Cullen was a sparkle in Stephenie Meyer’s eye, vampires were rampant in teen horror.

July 22, 2019
Paperbacks from Heck: Driver’s Ed

Most teenagers are super excited about getting their driver’s license. Car accidents, drunk driving, hitchhikers – getting your driver’s license suddenly became your worst nightmare.

April 9, 2019
Paperbacks from Heck: Deadly Games

Inspired by Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks from Hell, this new series of blog posts will highlight the 90s teen horror explosion. Get ready for neon covers, insane plot twists, and plenty of nostalgia!

March 25, 2019
November 2018 reading round-up

What If It’s Us, The Hazel Wood, Tower of Dawn, and more!

December 1, 2018
September 2018 reading round-up

Fahrenheit 451, Boston Teen Author Festival reads, a rare DNF, and more

October 1, 2018
August 2018 reading round-up

Summer reads, ARCs, Sky in the Deep, and more

September 1, 2018
July reading round-up

# of books read: 15 audiobooks listened to: 3 graphic novels read: 2 total page count: 4,402 year total page count: 28,874 This was a crazy month, and despite having a week of vacation, it wasn’t exactly *restful* vacation. Plus with all the running around for the summer reading program at my library, and planning for…

July 31, 2017