You gave us scary book suggestions, and now we can’t sleep.

Posted by Tommy on 10.23.2012 at 7:00 pm

A few days ago, we asked you for some good Halloweenish book recommendations on Facebook.  Here are a few of the recommendations.

1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Courtesy of Tatiana P.)
2. The Little Stranger (Thanks to Maggle M.)
3. The Graveyard Book (Hat tip to Sarah S.)
4. Let the Right One In (“So much more disturbing than either film adaptation,” says Daniella B., and Jamie S. agrees.)
5. Coraline (Says Amanda B., but she also casts a second vote for The Graveyard Book.) Read more…

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Want to know what our customers have been buying over the last couple Octobers?

Posted by Tommy on 10.23.2012 at 12:45 pm

Here are the top October sellers from BetterWorldBooks.com during the last couple of years.  Wait, wait, first try to guess.  Did you guess something spooky?  The answer may terrify and/or not-at-all-terrify you.

In October 2011:

1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
3. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
4. A Child Called “It”: One Child’s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Read more…

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