The Annethology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon is a collection of short stories by ten Canadian writers who take Anne Shirley on new adventures. The collection was edited by Judith Graves and Robin Sutherland.
Judith Graves, who describes herself as an
L.M. Montgomery and
Anne of Green Gables "fangirl," had once written a short story about Anne being a cyborg. Writing this story gave her the idea of creating an anthology of stories. In an
interview with the CBC, Graves says, "I pitched the idea of what if it wasn't just my little Anne story? What if we got a whole bunch of authors writing and taking Anne on these wild new adventures?" Graves invited writers to contribute with the following guidelines: "the main character had to be named Anne with an E and was adopted by an older couple."
The book includes stories by Paul Coccia (
Leon Levels Up), Hope Dalvay (
Welcome to Camp Fill-in-the-Blank), Matthew Dawkins (
Until We Break), Natasha Deen (
Key of Nira Ghani), Judith Graves (
Retribution series), Shari Green (
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess), Mere Joyce (
Oracle of Senders series), Deirdre Kessler (
Lobster in my Pocket), Susie Moloney (
The Thirteen), and Susan White (
The Year Mrs. Montague Cried).
Graves notes that, "Very much this anthology will rock some people's world, I think. But I think the underlying theme of everything, all the stories … was a nod to L.M. Montgomery's work and a hearkening back to those themes of finding yourself, belonging, being quirky but that's OK — being your own person and finding your people who may not be related to you."
Here is the book's description from
Acorn Press:
Who is YOUR Anne?
Join ten of Canada's top young adult fiction writers as they set Canada's favourite red-haired orphan, Anne Shirley, on brand new adventures. With its futuristic settings, cybernetic beings, ghosts, mysterious books and boxes, and racial and sexual diversity in its cast of characters, The ANNEthology offers serious "scope for the imagination" for all readers.
2024 marks the 150th anniversary of L.M. Montgomery's birth and the 30th anniversary of Acorn Press, Prince Edward Island's longest-running traditional publishing house. What better way to celebrate these milestones than publishing a collection of stories inspired by the Island's (and one of Canada's) most beloved authors?
Sure to include something for everyone, this is a must-have collection for Anne of Green Gables fans.
The book launch for
The Annethology took place yesterday at The Guild in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. What do you think of the concept of
The Annethology? Will you read it?
Image credit:
Cover of
The Annethology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon by Acorn Press.
Reference:
Ross, Shane. (2024, June 22). Anne with an Edge: New anthology will 'rock some people's world:' This is not your grandmother's Anne Shirley.
CBC. Retrieved from:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-annethology-green-gables-judith-graves-1.7243762
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