Spooky Reads at Boooostocking Booooks!
Shadows close in as the days get shorter and the evenings cool and settle into sweater weather. During the remaining hot days, especially if you don't have air conditioning, you may want to cool down with a chilling story. Bluestocking Books has some spine-tingling recommendations in our thoughtfully curated horror section in-store and online.
If horror is not your genre, never fear - Bluestocking Books stocks and orders all genres of books. Stop by, call, or email with your book wish lists and we will locate the titles for you.
Bluestocking Books has some suggestions for the younger set this 'ween season:
The "Little Ghostie Finger Puppet Book" illustrated by Emily Dove is a rhyming board book with built-in ghost finger puppet suitable for humans aged 0-3 to engage motor skills and to learn to count down from the number 5 to the number 1. Illustrated with witches, black cats, and pumpkins, this book makes a perfect gift for baby's first Halloween! Purchase in-store and online.
Another mysterious baby board book title we have available for purchase in-store and online at Bookshop.org is Sandra Boynton's "Boo! Baa, La La La!" Who replied "BAA" to the gentle cow's "BOO" on a moonlit Halloween night?
Is your little goblin over the age of three? If so, we suggest "The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat: A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers", appropriate for ages 3-7. Available in the children's books section at Bluestocking Books and on Bookshop.org.
Fill Your Ears With Fears
Libro.fm has some classic and modern vampire audio books that will bring on the chills while you clean your home or complete your workout.
EeBOO
Find Eeboo Products in stock at Bluestocking Books
Eeboo Puzzles make great gifts for yourself and others. Their 100-piece Haunted House Jigsaw Puzzle is a scrumptiously sweet alternative to bags of candy. We like women-owned Eeboo so much that we enjoy looking at the original artwork even when we are not constructing a puzzle!
For the up-and-coming writer - dare we say author? - or the artist in your life, we present The Alchemist's Cabinet Dotted and Lined Journal and Premium Sketchbook from Eeboo. Unleash your creativity or a loved one's genius with these whimsical inspirations.
October Events
Please note that the North Park Book Fair that was scheduled for October 18, 2025 has been cancelled.
Nightmare On Normal Street
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Nightmare on Normal Street, Hillcrest's Ultimate Halloween Bash, returns on Friday, October 31, 2025 from 5PM until 11PM. This massive Halloween block party and costume contest is produced by Fabulous Hillcrest and benefits the San Diego LGBT Community Center and Fabulous Hillcrest. Note that while historically located on Normal Street, the 2025 event is on University Avenue.
The Nightmare on Normal Street event is a long-standing Hillcrest tradition. It began in 1992 as a community celebration outside the San Diego LGBT Community Center. In 2014, the Hillcrest Business Association took over as producer, and the event has continued to grow.
Event Highlights:
- Costume competition: A major feature of the event is a massive costume contest with over $2,000 in prizes. There is even a special pet contest for your costumed companions.
- Dance party: A gigantic dance party with live DJs will take over the street for the night.
- Entertainment and bars: The event offers late-night live entertainment, street food vendors, and multiple outdoor bars.
- VIP pass: For an enhanced experience, a VIP pass includes two complimentary cocktails, front-of-the-line access, and an exclusive 21+ VIP area with private restrooms.
- Age restrictions: The event is open to all ages, though a valid ID is required for attendees 21 and older to purchase alcohol.
Banned Books Week
George Takei has been named as honorary chair of Banned Books Week 2025.
“Books are an essential foundation of democracy. Our ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’ depends on a public that is informed and empathetic, and books teach us both information and empathy. Yet the right to read is now under attack from school boards and politicians across America. I’m proud to serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, because I remember all too well the lack of access to books and media that I needed growing up. First as a child in a barbed-wire prison camp, then as a gay young man in the closet, I felt confused and hungry for understanding about myself and the world around me. Now, as an author, I share my own stories so that new generations will be better informed about their history and themselves. Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves — and each other — in books.”
- George Takei
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