My forever hobby is trying to get the Chicago Public Library to buy more weird-ass horror books - ThreadSky

cjsubko.bsky.social • 83 days ago

My forever hobby is trying to get the Chicago Public Library to buy more weird-ass horror books

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sarracopia.bsky.social•83 days ago

My roommate has made this their life's work. You're not alone.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

I feel seen

cicadaswarm.bsky.social•83 days ago

Thank you for your public service

lakeflaccid.bsky.social•83 days ago

Not to be confused with weird "ass-horror" books... A different genre entirely.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Yes that would be niche

jacpton.bsky.social•83 days ago

At first I thought it said my forever hubby, I like hobby better

tenet007.bsky.social•83 days ago

Make sure you get everything by Clive Barker & while you're at it get Joe Abercrombie's complete works his grimdark is outstanding 🙂

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Joe Abercrombie doesn't write horror does he?

tenet007.bsky.social•83 days ago

Grimdark his 1st Law series is better than anything in publication and I'm not kidding

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

But fantasy right? Or am I confused?

tenet007.bsky.social•83 days ago

He has a new Book out Called Devil's 🤝

tenet007.bsky.social•83 days ago

Grimdark is horror fantasy imagine hellraiser meets game of thrones 🙂

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Oh very cool

masuyotobi.bsky.social•83 days ago

As someone who used to handle movie/TV purchase suggestions for my system, you've got nothing on the Hallmark movie requestors.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

I'm sure not

masuyotobi.bsky.social•83 days ago

More power to you.

themaninthecrowd.bsky.social•83 days ago

What kind of process do you go through when you want a library to buy specific books or types of books?

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

All libraries, I believe, have a page where you can request books on their website. A librarian can help you find it!

themaninthecrowd.bsky.social•83 days ago

That's awesome! Usually when I already know a specific book I want I go out and buy my own copy. I use libraries for mostly browsing.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

I often do too but I want the library to have it also, for other people

bkwormran.bsky.social•83 days ago

I have connections. 😉

gojirademonstah.bsky.social•83 days ago

Read this as “forever hubby” and that should be a thing.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Yes, I AM married to the library

cyclore.bsky.social•83 days ago

I feel inclined to ask "how can I help?"

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

If you have a Chicago library card, you can always request books!

https://www.chipublib.org/suggest-a-purchase/?

cyclore.bsky.social•83 days ago

I will see what I can do on my next trip that way.

Gotta keep the weird going in the world.

emsee.bsky.social•83 days ago

💙📚

headpossum.bsky.social•83 days ago

Awesome. As a librarian, I absolutely love this.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

🫡

headpossum.bsky.social•83 days ago

I would buy more weird-ass horror books but as the Teen Librarian I have to keep it on the road. ;)

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Buy weird-ass YA horror! 😍

headpossum.bsky.social•83 days ago

I am constantly on the lookout!

flourishkuhween.bsky.social•83 days ago

Any recommendations for weird ass horror for my 13 year old?

bunihop.shop•83 days ago

I've gotten my local one to buy all sorts of niche lesbian romances. Never hurts to submit a request 😌

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Sweet!

rosasparks.bsky.social•83 days ago

Wait, you're from/in Chicago?

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

In! :D And from!

rosasparks.bsky.social•83 days ago

I'm from Chicago too! We should definitely be bookish buds. I'm currently in NJ. I'm from the south side and I went to Taft. What about you?

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Omg absolutely! I technically grew up in Crete (ew) but I spent pretty much every weekend in the city, and I've lived in the city since 2019! Never leaving.

rosasparks.bsky.social•83 days ago

Whoop!! I hope to be back this summer.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Awesome!!!

mskristen.bsky.social•83 days ago

I just keep putting the Bible in the fiction section.

originaljim.bsky.social•82 days ago

Mine is to get the Newport OR library to buy more Mike Mignola graphic novels. (Like Hellboy et al) The director likes me, and so far so good!

jaqdhawkins.bsky.social•83 days ago

Get some Austin Crawley books ordered in. Very creepy stuff.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Ooh will do! Thanks

justjonk.bsky.social•83 days ago

Doing the lord’s work here

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

🙏

knightshiff.bsky.social•83 days ago

Lovecraftian horror please

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Working on it!

richbrumuk.bsky.social•83 days ago

I'm not in Chicago or even the US but I fully support this cause. If after reading some horror books you don't come away thinking that the author is seriously warped and possibly needs medical intervention you haven't lived. Your goal to share this realisation with others is a noble one.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Agreed, that should be the response

starlittexan.bsky.social•83 days ago

A publisher might donate some.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

The library typically has to buy a copy or a specific e-book license

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

A list

https://bsky.app/profile/cjsubko.bsky.social/post/3lco55gsgcc2a

danylwms.bsky.social•83 days ago

Good luck with that one!

marywyrd.bsky.social•83 days ago

Excellent hobby.
Long live Weird and weird-ass horror 🖤

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Huzzah!

randyhermanlaw.com•83 days ago

How do I ask for a list of your top weird-ass horror books without sounding like a creep? I really want to know.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Ha you can just ask! They're not all books though, my entree into weird horror has been mostly shorts. But...

Eric LaRocca - We Can Never Leave This Place
The Book of Queer Saints vol. II - ed. Mae Murray
The Worm and His Kings - Hailey Piper
Joe Koch - Invaginies (collection)

randyhermanlaw.com•83 days ago

By the way, do you mean "horror that is strange" or specifically "weird horror" i.e. Lovecraft

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Yes. By that I mean, both!

randyhermanlaw.com•83 days ago

Have you read Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer? Both very strange and with "weird" elements. However, I am sure the Chicago Library already has a copy.

cjsubko.bsky.social•83 days ago

Not yet! I loved the movie, it's been on my to do list. I've been reading mostly literary horror zines this year, time to get back to novels.