House Of 1000 Books

Blood & Bats | Bat Eater & Other Names For Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker DISCUSSION

In today's episode, we discuss Bat Eater & Other Names for Cora Zeng. "Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. The bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train. Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater." Follow us for new discussions every month! Instagram: @HouseOf1000BooksClub Spooky reading...

Secrets & Shrooms | Root Rot by Saskia Nislow DISCUSSION

Join us on our journey through the woods to find some shrooms to consume when we read Root Rot by Saskia Nislow. "Nine children travel with their families to their Grandfather's vacation property, where strange things begin to happen: eyes blink from the bottom up, mushrooms ooze blood, people's faces don't hang right anymore-except they do, once you look more closely. Transformations warp the children's sense of time and place, the very land itself seeming to encroach upon them." Follow us on Instagram @houseof1000booksclub for updates on our next read! Spooky reading...

Dice Rolls & Death | Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle DISCUSSION

In this episode, we place our bets on Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. Vera is a survivor of a global catastrophe known as the Low Probability Event, but she definitely isn't thriving. Once a passionate professor of statistics, she no longer finds meaning in anything at all. But when problematic government agent Layne knocks on her door, she's the only one who can help him uncover the connection between deadly spates of absurdity and an improbably lucky casino. What's happening in Vegas isn't staying there, and the world is at risk of another disaster. Follow us on Instagram @houseof1000booksclub for more content! Spooky reading....

Doors & Demons | Day Of The Door by Laurel Hightower DISCUSSION

Knock Knock! Join us behind the door when we discuss The Day Of The Door by Laurel Hightower! Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. But on a hellish night that marked the end of their childhood, eldest brother Shawn died violently after being dragged behind closed doors. Though the official finding was accidental death, Nathan Lasco knows better, and has never forgiven their mother, Stella. Follow us for more episodes dropping monthly! Follow us on Instagram @houseof1000booksclub for frequent updates! Spooky reading...

Mary Janes & Murder | Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba DISCUSSION

Join us at the orphanage where we read Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba. "Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: at once an outcast and object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose rules are dictated by a haunting violence. " Follow us on Instagram @houseof1000booksclub for more! Spooky Reading....