Lara Frater, Author

Spooky Season Movies! Here's a list of my favorites.
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Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.

📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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Picture of cartons of egg nog in a supermarket

It's Oct 5, 85 degrees out, and Stop and Shop has egg nog.

Me: It's October. I'm super busy!
Also me:

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.

RIP Jane Goodall

I Believe in Libraries. EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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I declare spooky season open with my first Pumpkin Spice Latte. Now the weather has to commit #toohot Also #ShanahTovah for the first of the many New Years I celebrate. (Currently up to four).

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Do you think when Death came for Robert Redford, they talked about how much they loved Redford's portrayal of them?

RIP Sundance Kid.

My own Newsletter went into my spam folder. I'm going to back to sleep now.

NYC Just opened up it's first Horror Book Store #TheTwistedSpine I have to read more books so I can buy more books. It's the circle of life.

PETITION: Fund the Institute Of Museum and Library Services Congress is deciding right now how much funding IMLS will receive—and your voice matters

Congress is deciding right now how much funding IMLS will receive—and your voice matters.

Without federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), library services are at risk.

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So weird story. It's 1981 and I live in a very white suburb of New York City. This little old white lady gave all the kids on the block (including me) a copy of this single. To this day I have no idea how this elderly woman got multiple copies of an early funk hiphop song from Philadephia.

NY TImes reported fewer people are reading for fun. Meanwhile I wish for 3-4 extra hours in a day to get through my TBR pile.

I have a b/w cat, so I was very sad to see they didn't make it. Thank you for fostering the rest. I wish I didn't have a full inn and lived closer.

Fu#k art

Great cover and title

America’s Most Gothic by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes: 9780806543741 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books From the Bram Stoker nominated author team who penned A Haunted History of Invisible Women, the first book of its kind to investigate gothic tropes that define American lore. Here is the hidden, dark ...

Grateful to you, Gabino!
Still working to get the word out about AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION!
I'm really proud of what Andrea & I have put together here, examining ghosts + Gothic lit.
Pre-orders are such a huge help! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781356...

Erasing History in Our Parks: Why Book Bans in National Park Service Gift Shops Threaten Democracy And make no mistake — this isn’t about souvenirs. It’s about government control and censorship.

And make no mistake — this isn’t about souvenirs.

It’s about government control and censorship.

action.everylibrary.org/npsgiftshops via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social

Galactic Terrors August 2025 YouTube video by Galactic Terrors

For those who missed me on Galactic Terrors Live, here you go! I'm reading from Stuck in the Middle and please listening to the other two amazing authors Leanna and Kate! www.youtube.com/live/GZ7x3nW... #Girlpower

My new home #Summerween

Systema Paradoxa: The Colorful Cryptid Coloring Book Learn about rare cryptids while getting hours of relaxing enjoyment coloring fantastic art.

We are delighted to announce that the first stretch goal in the #ColorfulCryptid coloring book campaign has been unlocked! We will now add two additional cryptids to the coloring pages. We hope you'll check it out! Just 8 days left kck.st/4lcFaKg @neoparadoxa.bsky.social @dackleymcphail.bsky.social

Halloween Cookies are in Stop and Shop, I assume we'll be seeing Xmas cookies in two weeks.

Lots of fun reading at the Shade Bar

Check me out on Thursday!! 8pm EST. It will be recorded so watch it later too!

Awesome discussion about #mentalhealth and #horror and absolutely stellar readings! Well done @jonfrater.bsky.social, @hdwp.com and @chwallisuk.bsky.social

Free Horror Stories Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

Enjoy these free Horror stories! Including mine. books.bookfunnel.com/freehorrorst...

Check out my (and many great authors!) reading at Shade Bar! Stay for Horror and delicious crepes!

Chill w us for #Horror readings @ famous #NYC Shade Bar. Fun & a/c! There will be crepes, drinks, scary readings, horror trivia, a raffle, book giveaways. Did we mention crepes? Sunday, August 8 from 6-9pm #events #free @teelglenn.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social @svpthinks.bsky.social

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RIP to the Prince of Darkness.