Scary Story Contest Winners and Creepy Book Recommendations
Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode! (https://media.blubrry.com/stackattack/content.blubrry.com/stackattack/November_2026-Scary_Stories_Podcast.pdf)
Listen in as we read the winning entries from our second annual Scary Story contest in this special episode of Stack Attack! Krystal is also joined by Gill, who delivers a delightfully creepy monologue from a Canadian play, and Chloe who shares some of her favorite scary reads.
Happy Halloween!
Timestamps for each section:
Scary Story Contest Introduction (1:02)
RIP Where the Monsters Live by Phoenyx Frizzell (3:30)
La deuxième salle de bain by Ève Caissy (7:45)
The Beautiful Hat... of Doom by Esmeralda Allin (12:10)
September 23rd, 1992 by Blaire Dudley (16:19)
A Reading from Lulu Street with Gill (21:30)
Book Recommendations with Chloe (25:41)
Wrap-Up (31:53)
PEI Public Library Links
-Programs and Events Calendar (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-early-years/public-library-events)
-Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PEILibrary)
-Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/peilibrary/)
Books mentioned in this episode (click the links to visit the library catalog page for available titles):
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22Incidents+Around+the+House%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Malerman,+Josh%22&FRBR=1)
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:527854/one?qu=a+short+stay+in+hell)
Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:535067/ada?qu=trad+wife&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A535067~ILS~1&h=8)
24 Sept 2026
Local Book-ish Events with the Bookmark Charlottetown
Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode (https://media.blubrry.com/stackattack/content.blubrry.com/stackattack/October_2026_Transcript.pdf)!
This month Krystal is joined by Heather Doran, the Assistant Manager at the Bookmark Charlottetown. Listen in as they chat about this a number of exciting book related events coming up on PEI!
Timestamps for each section:
Heather Doran at the Bookmark Charlottetown (0:45)
Wrap-Up (32:15)
Links for The Bookmark
Website: bhttps://bookmarkreads.ca (https://bookmarkreads.ca)
Events Page: https://bookmarkreads.ca/events (https://bookmarkreads.ca/events)
Bookmark on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bookmarkcharlottetown/)
Bookmark on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bookmarkpei)
Email Heather: heather@bookmarkreads.ca (mailto:heather@bookmarkreads.ca)
Cavendish Literary Festival: cavendishliteraryfestival.com (cavendishliteraryfestival.com)
PEI Public Library Links
-Programs and Events Calendar (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-early-years/public-library-events)
-Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PEILibrary)
-Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/peilibrary/)
Books mentioned in this episode (click the links to visit the library catalog page for available titles):
Your Breath in Charcoal - Nicholas Herring (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22Your+Breath+in+Charcoal%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Herring,+Nicholas%22&FRBR=1)
Some Hellish - Nicholas Herring (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22Some+Hellish%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Herring,+Nicholas%22&FRBR=1)
The Spiritual Imagination of CS Lewis - Brenton Dickieson (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:537903/one?qu=spiritual+imagination+of+cs+lewis)
The Little Way - Carol Bruneau
Exit Party - Emily St. John Mandel (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22Exit+Party%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Mandel,+Emily+St.+John%22&FRBR=1)
A Widow's Charm - Caitlyn Paxson (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=a+widow%27s+charm&te=)
The Dying Light - Ann Cleeves (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:536356/ada?qu=dying+light&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A536356~ILS~0&h=8)
Murderbot Diaries (#1 All Systems Red) by Martha Wells (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22All+Systems+Red%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Wells,+Martha%22&FRBR=1)
Whistler - Ann Patchett (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22Whistler%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Patchett,+Ann%22&FRBR=1)
The Things We Never Say - Elizabeth Strout (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22The+Things+We+Never+Say%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Strout,+Elizabeth%22&FRBR=1)
23 Jun 2026
CBC's Books and Backroads visits PEI
Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode! (https://media.blubrry.com/stackattack/content.blubrry.com/stackattack/June_2026-Full_Transcript.pdf)
This month Krystal is joined by Cindy Grant from CBC's Books and Backroads. Listen in as they chat about this program that connects with small-town libraries hosting book clubs with local authors.
Timestamps for each section:
In Conversation with Cindy Grant, CBC Books and Backroads (0:45)
Wrap-Up (25:43)
Books and Backroads Links
cbc.ca/booksandbackroads (cbc.ca/booksandbackroads)
Email Cindy: cindy.grant@cbc.ca (mailto:cindy.grant@cbc.ca) (after July 1st)
PEI Public Library Links
-Programs and Events Calendar (https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-early-years/public-library-events)
-Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PEILibrary)
-Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/peilibrary/)
Books mentioned in this episode (click the links to visit the library catalog page for available titles):
The Luckiest Ones: A Memoir of Fishing, Family, and Facing Cancer by Vicki Reddin-Gauthier (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:529477/one?)
Secret Me by Angel Jendrick (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:496708/ada?)
The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22The+Spoon+Stealer%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22Crewe,+Lesley%22&FRBR=1)
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:502231/ada?)
Haunted Heart by Laverne Stewart
Run, Hide, Repeat by Pauline Dakin (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:372200/one?)
Mirai: Montre et raconte/Show and Tell by Monique Pereira
My Two Grandmothers by Diane Carmel Léger (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:342883/ada?)
The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor by Sally Armstrong (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:519616/ada?)
The Birth House by Ami McKay (https://pei.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=TITLE:%22The+Birth+House%22&qu=AUTHOR:%22McKay,+Ami%22&FRBR=1)
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