Becky Spratford presents Why I Love Horror with John Langan

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Join us for a celebration of Horror with two award-winning authors!
Librarian extraordinaire and champion of Horror, Becky Siegel Spratford, visits Gibson's to share her book of essays, Why I Love Horror, which just won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Non- Fiction. She will be joined in conversation by John Langan, who just won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for his book, Lost in The Dark and Other Excursions.
A captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including, Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and Rachel Harrison.
For twenty-five years, Becky Siegel Spratford has worked as a librarian in Reader Advisory, training library workers all over the world on how to engage their patrons and readers, and to use her place as a horror expert and critic to get the word out to others; to bring even more readers into the horror fold.
Why I Love Horror is a love letter to the horror genre from many of the most influential and bestselling authors in the industry.
Becky Siegel Spratford is a Librarian in Illinois. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed blog, RA for All, writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal. Becky is the author of three text books for library workers and the Locus Award nominated and Bram Stoker Award winning Why I Love Horror [Saga Press, 2025]. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association, currently serving as the Association’s Secretary and Co-Chair of their Libraries Committee. Becky was named one of the Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoans of the Year in 2025. You can follow Becky on Bluesky @raforall.bsky.social
John Langan is the author of two novels and six collections of stories. For his work, he has received the Bram Stoker and This Is Horror Awards. He is one of the founders of the Shirley Jackson Awards, for which he continues to serve on the Board of Advisors. He lives in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley with his wife, younger son, and an increasing number of tiny Godzillas.