Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author.
Tag Archives: Not Quite Book Reviews
Thoughts on IT by Stephen King, What it Takes to Enjoy Horror, and Why I Write It
I recently finished the beast of a novel It by Stephen King. (Most people know it as ‘that one about the scary clown.’) Finding a book that will scare me again is sort of a white whale for me. I … Continue reading
Thoughts on Franz Kafka
My favorite authors to discuss are dead authors, especially “the classics.” There’s something fascinating to me about reading one of the classics, especially for the first time as an adult, in order to form my own opinion. I’m obsessed with … Continue reading
Thoughts on Shirley Jackson
I should go ahead and warn you up front: this is not a book review. This is the raving of an avid fan. How it took me so long to really discover Shirley Jackson I don’t know. I did read … Continue reading
Thoughts on M.R. James
Note: At this point, you might be wondering if I’ve changed my book review policy, but the answer is no. I still don’t accept requests for book reviews, but I am an avid reader and I like to talk shop. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Lovecraft
I recently read a collection of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories. My version was the Penguin Classics edition The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories. It was my introduction to Lovecraft, whom I had long heard of and had on … Continue reading