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Lesley Pratt Bannatyne

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Lesley Bannatyne is an American author who writes extensively on Halloween, especially its history, literature, and contemporary celebration. She also writes short stories, many of which are included in her debut collection _Unaccustomed to Grace_, out from Kallisto Gaia Press in March, 2022. iN 2024, her Lake Song. A Novel in Stories won the Grace Paley Prize and is published by Mad Creek Books in September 2025.

Bannatyne has shared her knowledge on television specials for the History Channel ("The Haunted History of Halloween," "The Real Story of Halloween"), with Time Magazine, Slate, National Geographic, and contributed the Halloween article to World Book Encyclopedia. Her Halloween books range from a children's book, Witches Night Befo ...more

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	Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History 3.61 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night 3.79 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unaccustomed to Grace 4.59 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake Song: A Novel in Stories 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories, and Plays from Halloweens Past 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloween How-To, A: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations 4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches' Night Before Halloween by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne (Goodreads Author), Adrian Tans (Illustrator) 3.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Magazine 24: September 2014 by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sunny Moraine (Goodreads Author), Daniel José Older (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lake Song!

I'm getting excited about the launch of my new book, Lake Song, out from Mad Creek September 1. My characters are fictional but the cottages, towns, fields, farms, and vineyards are all drawn from the Finger Lakes region of New York. I love to begin a book project with a place, and this place I know deep in my heart. My grandparents bought a cottage on Keuka Lake when they were first married, and Read more of this blog post »

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Lesley liked Tricia Droney's review of Lake Song: A Novel in Stories (Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction): "TREAT YOURSELF, READ LAKE SONG! I savored this wonderful book after the holidays and am so happy that I did. It’s one of those rare books you’ll want to have good chunks of quiet time to read slowly, not missing a clever turn of a phrase, fascinating" Read more of this review »
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Lesley liked Ruth Faris's review of Lake Song: A Novel in Stories (Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction): "What a great read! the clever little chapters are complete in themselves yet then lead mysteriously into more of the story of this town and this time....a bit of a history lesson as I am so unfamiliar with that area. Hated to see it end and actually " Read more of this review »
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Lesley liked Kaye Denny's review of Lake Song: A Novel in Stories (Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction): "Lake Song captured me with this sentence on the first page: "The lake was a diary. Wind turned the pages; canoes floated like commas." Poetic imagery throughout the book. The stories involve a number of families over 100 years in a fictional town in " Read more of this review »
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Lesley liked Susan P's review of Lake Song: A Novel in Stories (Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction): "Beautifully interconnected stories set in the town around Okisee Lake. Love, grief, guilt, childhood friendships, and compassion echo through these characters. My all-time favorite book !!!"
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