Description

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. In episode one, the library world's horror maven, Becky Spratford, talks about why we need horror and her three horror book choices.

Introduction 0:00 to 0:35

Guest Introduction 0:36 to 2:02

Learning About Horror and Why We Need It 2:03 to 6:43

Approaching Horror 6:44 to 10:38

Becky’s Three Books 10:39 to 25:28

Book 1 11:06 to 13:02

Book 2 16:56 to 20:39

Book 3 20:44 to 25:12

What Becky is Reading Now 25:29 to 33:09

A Gateway Book to Horror 33:10 to 38:55

Library Origin Story 38:56 to 43:51

Where to Find Becky 43:52 to 45:47

Featured Books Review 45:48 to 46:20

Conclusion 46:21 to 47:40

Becky Spratford’s Three:

Bird Box and Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman

The Ruins by Scott Smith

In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson

Additional Sources:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury



Becky Spratford’s Social Media



RA For All

RA For All Horror

Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com