Poe: 19 New Tales
It was a dreary, cold, and rainy night, which made it a perfect evening to catch some readings from Poe: 19 New Tales at the Enoch Pratt Library. Editor Ellen Datlow was joined by writers Gregory Frost and John Langan in the Pratt’s Poe Room. Frost read a doppelganger-themed story from the anthology (not his own) that was very Twilight-Zone-ish and subtly creepy, while Langan read his college professor lecture-as-story, “Technicolor,” a clever and grim tale of Poe’s mysterious last days. Datlow ended the evening with a too-brief discussion of the ins-and-outs of anthology editing before the Pratt staff kicked us out into the dark, soggy night. I grabbed a copy of the anthology, and if the two stories I heard that evening are any indication, it looks to be a collection worthy of its inspiration.
John Langan, Ellen Datlow, and Gregory Frost
Gregory Frost
John Langan
Thanks for the great write up and photos. I’ve linked from my own blog. And thank you for attending.
Greg reads really well, his own, or someone else’s work. Sounds like it was well worth your efforts to attend.
Oz
Thanks, Michael. That was a cold reading, too…so I’m glad it came off.
Hope you do enjoy the rest of the anthology as much, and thanks for coming out on that darkest and wettest of nights.
-gf
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