Anne said: "To Emily McCarty: Regarding the order in which to read my books. Frankly, Emily, I don't think it much matters. The copyright date inside the book can cue you in to what was published when on all of the titles. The Vampire books are specifically written so that you can...
I’m particularly interested in the logic behind picking up books by living authors — because, let’s face it, Dickens and Thackeray are not going to benefit much at this late date from your patronage. Are you, for instance, the type of reader whose purchases lean toward authors whose wor...
— and how authors obtain permission to use song lyrics in their books. In answer to what lyric-lovers across the globe just thought: yes, you have to, even if you’ve used only a line, if the song is not yet in the public domain — and yes, in the United States, it’s typicall...
and at the same time, want to explain what went into that process and decision in hopes of shedding light on the complexity of the criminal justice system, and its need for reform. Those accused of all crimes should, by all means, have the due diligence they are promised. However...
Then it was the main course, which was a wok-fried duck, served with a rich and delicious rice full of exotic mushrooms on the side. I could not finish this part, but each bite I took was delectable. This was paired with a German red wine. The fact that it was German and red too...
They’re the kind of books in which there are things that drive me straight up a wall — the world-building ranges from clumsy to downright convenient, and the in-world neologisms hurt my feelings — but they have a pulp energy I really dig. (I’m not so much of an asshole I’ll...
Anne E. Thompson has written several novels and non-fiction books. You can find her work in bookshops and Amazon. *** Thank you for reading. anneethompson.com Share this: Tweet Share Email More Jun07 A Few Egg Facts… 1 How Long Can I Keep Eggs For? (And...
“Weird Tales” and Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “John Carter of Mars” books and then work its way forward to Orson Scott Card’s Alvin Maker series, Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” (an Englishman writing American fantasy) and, of course, Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” saga, with special ...