Autumn having settled in upon us and it being October,
creeping steadily towards Hallowe’en, it seems like a fitting opportunity to
mention All Hallow's Read here again. Simply put, it’s the
tradition that in the week of Hallowe’en or on the night itself, you give
someone a suitably scary book to read.
A Neil Gaiman phenomenon, traced back to this blog post, this provides an ideal opportunity for a festive gift to family and
friends. There are a number of
recommended reads available courtesy of the All Hallow's Read website (all divided on an age appropriate basis),
including Gaiman's own and others such as Tor.com. Helpfully, a number of the lists are
available for download in PDF format to allow them to be displayed in, for
example, schools and libraries. So, go
on – treat someone to something beyond the usual for Hallowe’en this year and
help expand on a holiday tradition of book giving.
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