How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? That's the question this compliation of short, short stories by many of my favorite authors asks. I love reading short fiction such as the 1 page works found in FLASH FICTION and SUDDEN FICTION, and how can I resist a line-up that includes M.T. Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Holly Black, Libba Bray, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem, Gregory Maguire, Melissa Marr, Joyce Carol Oates, James Patterson, Francine Prose, Lemony Snicket and many more? Plus proceeds benefit First Book. I will be pre-ordering this and anxiously awaiting the August 25th release date.So grab a flashlight, set the timer, and get ready for instant chills! (Note: It is middle grade fiction, so I don't expect it to be too scary for me.)
AWESOME. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Love the concept, love the contributors.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds way cool! Middle grade can be pretty creepy!
ReplyDeletethat is a great concept- sound interesting and fun!
ReplyDeleteI'll save this one for my son, he will love it.
I don't know Lenore. You can do a lot of damage in 30 seconds.
ReplyDeleteI saw this book the other day and immediately ordered it for my middle school library!!! Great minds think alike!! The kids love creepy!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up on this one. It looks like something I might be able to use as inspiration for the 7th graders in my writing class. Cool that it's available just as school starts.
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Ohhh I hadn't heard of this and it really does have some great authors included. I'm quite excited now. It sounds like a lot o fun!!!
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I saw this a few days ago somewhere and didn't really absorb what it was but then saw it again on Shelf Awareness this morning and totally got it! This is sure to be a great one!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good - thanks for the heads up. I've always enjoyed horror anthologies, and short shorts are just such fun.
ReplyDeleteThis book is not for me. I'm too timid. Then again, I'm so curious. Look at the lists of the great authors *sighs*
ReplyDeleteI saw this book on Shelf Awareness. What an interesting concept. I would definitely want to check it out.
ReplyDeleteYay! I saw this in Shelf Awareness too, I don't usually like scary stuff, (even for kids) but I love anthologies and the number of people contributing makes me want to read it. And isn't that cover funny!
ReplyDeleteI saw this one on Shelf Awareness too, I thought it looked cute. I might have to look for it later on.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fantastic and what a great cover.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Shelf Awareness-it looks great although I didn't request it. YOu know I was creeped out by Coraline so chances are this might scare me just a bit. lol.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! This wasn't on my radar, so I'm so happy you blogged about it. I love all the different authors included too!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love being creeped out (I watch horror films on my own at night). I really shouldn't as I do get scared. This book sounds like something I would like to read. Thanks for another great WoW post :)
ReplyDeleteSounds cool. Check out my WoW picks (1) and (2)
ReplyDeleteI'm just dying to read this! As soon as I saw the cover I knew I wanted this :)
ReplyDeleteThat one sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteDang, this book looks great! You know who's great at short short stories? Annie Proulx. I know at least one...
ReplyDeleteThis book is pretty good! I've read some of the stories, but half don't even make sense. Some are pretty bad. But one of the fantastic ones that I loved was 'The Legend of Alexandra & Rose.' That one was fantastic!!
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