Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology edited by Peter Straub There are almost too many good ones to comment on, but here are a few that struck me with particular force: In Elizabeth Hand's "Cleopatra Brimstone," a young American woman moves t... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/11/0...

The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams What is surprising is how the contributing authors each spin their zombie stories and wind up with such a wide range of flavors. Pass along a single idea to 20 authors and you will get close to 20 non-over... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/10/2...

METAtropolis edited by John Scalzi SF author John Scalzi told SCI FI Wire that his latest project is not a new novel, but a new shared universe anthology--called METAtropolis--and it's available only as an audiobook. "I wasn't interested in doing... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/10/2...

D.C. Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir) Rather than just traveling the same mean streets as the first "D.C. Noir" -- a much-lauded gathering of original tales -- this new anthology of 16 works (stories, novel excerpts and one poem) draws on more th... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/10/1...

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Cover"][/caption] Goldengrove: A Novel by Francine Prose The animating spirit of Francine Prose’s new novel is the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem “Spring and Fall: To a Young Child.” It supplies n... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/2...

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Cover"][/caption] Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James Warrior Wisewoman is the first volume of what's to become an annual anthology put out by Norilana Books as a sister-series to Marion Zi... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/1...

Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy edited by William Schafer This short but very tidy anthology from Subterranean initially seems something of a hodgepodge. Used as we are to themed anthologies, the title here is loose and generic enough to capture... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/10/0...