For years, Hilary Thayer Hamann’s unconventional novel was mired in self-published limbo, but her perseverance and belief in the novel’s value helped get it picked up by a major publisher.
Breaking fantasy from the genre ghetto: That’s one result of the splendid anthology ‘Stories: All-New Tales’ edited by Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio. Plus: ‘the Penguin Book of Ghost Stories’ edited by Michael Newton.
Though a little light in the sex department, this compilation featuring stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates and others is airplane/beach/hotel reading at its best.
