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Horror All About the Books

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Event Details

Join us for NEIBA's first-ever Horror All About the Books on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. We'll begin the day with horror-themed presentations by eleven authors/illustrators, followed by lunch, and end the day with education.

NOTE TO BOOKSELLER ATTENDEES: Would you like to introduce one of the presenting authors? We're always looking to add new voices to the introducer mix! Please fill out this form if you're interested.

Schedule of Events

Subject to change

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Author Presentations

Mallory Arnold, author of Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die (Poisoned Pen Press/Sourcebooks)

Amy Bruni, author of Cuisine to Kill For (Harper Celebrate/HarperCollins)

Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Devil Inside (MIRA/HarperCollins)

Gillian Daniels, author of Jenny Will Eat You Now (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster)

David Elliott, author of Bonebag (Astra Books for Young Readers/Astra Young Readers)

Rachel Harrison, author of Kiss Slay Replay (Berkley/Penguin Random House)

Scott Hawkins, author of Blacktail (Crown/Penguin Random House)

Deena Helm, author of Our Cut of Salt (Nightfire/Tor Publishing Group)

Freddie Kölsch, author of Spindlewood (Balzer + Bray/Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)

Isabela Livino, author of An Immaculate Deception (Dutton/Penguin Random House)

Aaron Mahnke, author of Exhumed (Running Press/Hachette Book Group)

View the AATB Edelweiss collection

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch with Authors

2 PM - 3:30 PM

Education
NECBA Presents: Sending Shivers Down Their Spine: Selling Horror to Kids and Teens
Does the thought of selling horror to children frighten you? How can having a better understanding of horror subgenres and tropes inform your handselling to different age-groups? This panel discussion, featuring authors writing for tweens and teens, will speak to the wide range of horror, its significance and popularity, and how authors (and bookstores) are marketing and promoting the genre, so you can handsell with confidence. Time will be reserved for audience questions and idea sharing.

Moderator
Rachel Bolton (Manager of Wicked Good Books in Salem, MA)

Panelists
Codie Crowley (author of Body Count and Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch / Disney Hyperion)
David Elliott (author of Bonebag with E.M. Elliott / Astra Books for Young Readers)
Freddie Kölsch (author of Spindlewood (forthcoming / Balzer + Bray / Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group), Empty Heaven and Now, Conjurers / Union Square & Co)

For More Information:

Beth Ineson
Beth Ineson
Executive Director New England Independent Booksellers Association (617)547-3642
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