9 must-read nonfiction books like Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids (Memories from Today's Grown-Up Kids) by Jim Beard

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Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids (Memories from Today's Grown-Up Kids)

By: Jim Beard

4.29

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

School’s out, Barnabas is IN!They were a generation all their own, the army of children who ran hom…

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1. The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more

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"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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2. Dark Shadows: Kingdom of The Dead, Part One

By: Stuart Manning , David Selby , Eric Wallace

4.44

Format: 252 pages, Audiobook

“Everything’s unravelling. Soon he’ll come for us… and he won’t stop.” The Lorelei has gone and … read more

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3. Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood

By: Kathryn Leigh Scott , Jim Pierson , Jonathan Frid

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Dark Return to Collinwood presents a look back at four decades of the successful spooky soap opera… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Night Whispers (Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings, #12)

By: Stuart Manning , John Karlen , Jonathan Frid , None

3.93

Format: None pages, Audio CD

"He’d gaze across time and see himself at the other side unchanged...” Long since released from … read more

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5. Dark Shadows: Kingdom of The Dead, Part Four

By: Stuart Manning , Eric Wallace

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Audiobook

"Everything's unravelling. Soon he'll come for us... and he won't stop." The Lorelei has gone and B… read more

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6. Dark Shadows: Angélique's Descent

By: Lara Parker

4.80

Format: None pages,

Two of the most popular "Dark Shadows" characters, Barnabas Collins and Angelique, were eternally b… read more

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7. The Salem Branch

By: Lara Parker

4.80

Format: None pages,

In Dark Shadows: The Salem BranchBarnabas Collins, the vampire hero of the series, has recently bec… read more

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8. Rita Moreno: A Memoir

By: Rita Moreno

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple be… read more

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9. Dark Shadows: Kingdom of The Dead, Part Three

By: Stuart Manning , Eric Wallace

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Audiobook

"Everything's unravelling. Soon he'll come for us... and he won't stop." The Lorelei has gone and B… read more

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10. Barnabas, Quentin and the Body Snatchers (Dark Shadows, #26)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.01

Format: 275 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In an alien spaceship hidden in a swamp near Collinwood, Roger Collins and his friend, space scient… read more

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11. Dark Shadows: Kingdom of The Dead, Part Two

By: Stuart Manning , Eric Wallace

3.92

Format: None pages, Audiobook

"Everything's unravelling. Soon he'll come for us... and he won't stop." The Lorelei has gone and B… read more

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12. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. Death Comes Too Late

By: Charles Ardai

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME – 20 UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDER CHAR… read more

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14. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 7

By: James Tynion IV

4.28

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The final chapter of the Tribulation saga and the decisive showdown between Erica Slaughter and Cut… read more

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15. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more

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16. Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

By: Dolly Parton

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stori… read more

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"I wake up with new dreams everyday."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"I got dreams so big they'd scare some people."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"I just wanted to be different. I wanted to be seen."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose, with purpose."

-Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

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17. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

By: Whoopi Goldberg

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more

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"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."

-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

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18. Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

By: Claudia Gray

4.17

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navi… read more

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"Many paths can lead to the dark side."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"There was no Jedi so wise that he could not be undone by his own assumptions."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"What action could not do, diplomacy might accomplish. Or, failing that, money."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"His shifted his voice into an imitation of Yoda's. 'Up the hell he should shut."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

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19. The Importance of Being Ernie:: From My Three Sons to Mad Men, a Hollywood Survivor Tells All

By: Barry Livingston

4.06

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

I SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE PLAYING NERDS. . .—Barry Livingston A true Hollywood survivor, Barry Livings… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. The Dark Shadows Daybook

By: Patrick McCray

4.00

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Rondo Award-winning website, The Collinsport Historical Society, presents this rollicking collectio… read more

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21. Tolkien: Lighting Up The Darkness

By: Willy Duraffourg

3.69

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

JRR Tolkien was not always the old Oxford professor, pipe in the mouth, refining his extraordinary … read more

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Cover of Barnabas, Quentin and the Vampire Beauty (Dark Shadows, #32) by Marilyn Ross

22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Vampire Beauty (Dark Shadows, #32)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Barnabas, Quentin and the Vampire Beauty is the last book in the series about Collinwood and the fa… read more

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23. Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids (Memories from Today's Grown-Up Kids)

By: Jim Beard

4.29

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

School’s out, Barnabas is IN!They were a generation all their own, the army of children who ran hom… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. The Dark Shadows Daybook Unbound

By: Patrick McCray

4.50

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

This follow-up to the 2021 bestseller, DARK SHADOWS DAYBOOK UNBOUND is an all-new collection of pas… read more

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25. Barnabas, Quentin and the Sea Ghost (Dark Shadows, #29)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.06

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Barnabas, Quentin and the Sea Ghost (August 1971) Centuries ago, Jenny Swift ruled her cutthroat cr… read more

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Cover of Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll's Son (Dark Shadows, #27) by Marilyn Ross

26. Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll's Son (Dark Shadows, #27)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.12

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll's Son (April 1971) Before the blizzard cuts Collinwood off from th… read more

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27. Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion (Dark Shadows, #25)

By: Marilyn Ross

3.97

Format: 158 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Barnabas predicts trouble for Collinwood when Nicholas Freeze, in whose antique shop Carolyn Stodda… read more

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28. Barnabas, Quentin and the Grave Robbers (Dark Shadows, #28)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.06

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Barnabas, Quentin and the Grave Robbers (June 1971) “You see, Paula, how well it will work out. Lil… read more

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29. Barnabas, Quentin and the Mad Magician (Dark Shadows, #30)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.04

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Can Barnabas and Quentin break the spell of black magic that has terrorized Collinwood? read more

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30. Barnabas, Quentin and the Hidden Tomb (Dark Shadows, #31)

By: Marilyn Ross

4.20

Format: 158 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in the Civil War era, this volume tells the story of Ellen Drury, who falls in love with Barnab… read more

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31. Watch Your Back, Mr. Minamoto

By: Frank Schildiner

4.50

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

1927: Shanghai is aflame. Blood bathes the street as the Kuomintang slaughter the communists by the… read more

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12 must-read fantasy books like Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll's Son (Dark Shadows, #27) by Marilyn Ross

Transform Your Habits

The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1)

L.J. Smith

4.50

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Dark Shadows: Angélique's Descent

Lara Parker

4.80

Transform Your Habits

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

3.92

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Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

James Tynion IV

4.16

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