News, Reviews & What Have You’s 📜


Read on, if you dare

Welcome to the beating heart of October Jones , whether you’re here for the latest bookish news, spine-tingling reviews, or an exclusive peek behind the curtain of the publishing world, you’ve found the right thread of the web!

News

Publishing updates, special announcements, industry happenings, and a sprinkle of ghoulish gossip! This is where you’ll find all things bookish brewing, from exciting releases to events lurking just around the corner.

Reviews

From the spooktacular to the downright eerie, I dive into books that fit every shade of spooky. You can expect:
🦇 Board books to middle grade mischief to YA thrills and chills.
🎃 A wide range of mediums, genres, tropes and of course, deep dives into the supernatural, horror, folklore, and classic monsters.
📖 Honest, engaging, and always spoiler-free (I’ll always warn you of impending danger!) reviews.

What Have You’s…

This is where the magic (and occasional mischief) happens.
📚 Book Blog Tours: When I host eerie excursions through the latest releases, you can expect guest posts, author interviews, and behind-the-scenes exclusives.
🎉 Book Launches & Cover Reveals: New releases deserve a grand entrance! Whether it’s an exclusive first look at a cover or a full-blown launch event, I’ll be sharing the celebrations of the best of spooky literature there is, with you.
🕸️ Other Spooky Shenanigans : Seasonal reading lists, themed recommendations, giveaways, and whatever else may creep its way into my dark heart!

Stay spooky, stay curious, and most importantly – “Creep On Reading, Pumpkins!” 🎃📖

October Jones

Some people collect trinkets, memorabilia and well, ‘stuff’. I collect stories, especially the strange, the unusual, and the ones that make your spine shiver just a little.

I’m October Jones, your library- dwelling, curator of creepy, and devoted champion of spooky storytelling and I firmly believe that Children’s Literature and Illustration holds the most magic of all.

By day, I am a devoted guardian of stories (a Children’s Librarian) and by moonlight, I’m sharing bookish delights, curious recommendations, and occasional eerie whispers about the books you really shouldn’t read in the dark either here or ‘Around the Cauldron’.

So, grab a pumpkin spice potion (or a goblet of something delicious), jump in your comfy coffin or luxurious lair, whatever is most comfortable and let’s ‘Creep On Reading, Pumpkins!’ 🎃✨

Let’s get acquainted…

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