Andrea Janes





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Andrea Janes

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I write ghost stories. From time to time my ghosts misbehave and manifest as dopplegangers, time machine operators, or cholera demons who delight in making people wither and die. Ghosts like a change of scenery now and again, just like the rest of us.

I love all manner of dark and speculative fiction but more than anything I love true ghost stories. M.R. James says a really first-rate ghost story is the most difficult thing to write so of course that’s what I want to do most of all.

I live in Brooklyn, New York, across the street from a cemetery and a high-voltage ConEd substation and hope that one day, maybe during a thunderstorm, this combination will result in some really cool zombie action.



Under the heavy influence of this article, I've decided to form a Beach Noir Book Club.

The rules are simple. Should you decide to join, you just have to read one Noir-ish book every two weeks. The books should come from the list as follows, and ought to be more or less in the same order, otherwise I think it kind of defeats the purpose of a book club.. right? I don't know, I'm not really a clu... read more »
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Average rating: 4.38 · 8 ratings · 2 reviews · 1 distinct work
Boroughs of the Dead
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
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The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Pauline Baynes
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore
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Matilda by Roald Dahl
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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