Today is my birthday. Or was when I began this post. (Alas, I’m a slow writer.)

But I have a gift for you. R.I.P is here again! Hard to believe a year has gone by, but there it is. And autumn, the best time of the year, arrives.

And with autumn, comes R.I.P.

R.I.P (Readers Imbibing Peril) is the brainchild of Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings. It’s an opportunity for those of us who like things that go bump in the night to share our thoughts on books and movies at this most apropos time of year. For guidelines, click here.

This year, I will go for the max (and so should you!) I’m participating in the R.I.P. group read of The Graveyard Book, and I’m going to force…er, encourage some of my students to do the same. I’m also joining the group read of Afternoon of an Autocrat with the supernatural fiction readers group over at Goodreads.

What else? During this challenge period I plan to review The Winter Ghosts, Night Strangers, and Wieland.

I hope you will join me. In fact, please let me know. I’ll look for you!