Season 2, Episode 12: Not Your Typical Spooky & Horror Books (AKA these characters are not going to be the first ones to die‪)‬ The Book Jam

Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! Today we are talking about teen spooky and horror books-but not your typical horror books; these books feature BIPOC main characters (one LGBTQIA+) and they are NOT going to be the first ones to die. These books are like no other. We also discuss the need in publishing for more diverse-diverse books, what do we mean? Listen to the episode and hear us discuss these great horrifying reads.

Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be Read pile.

Marisa’s book:

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass. Teen, Grades 7-12. Published by Putnam, July 2021.

Mary’s book:

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson. High School. Grades 9-12. Published by Katherine Tegen Books, September 2021.

Books we talked about this episode:

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Harry Potter series

Six of Crows by Leigh  Bardugo

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-íyímídé

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Prom House by Chelsea Mueller

Gamechanger by Neal Shusterman