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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Many anthologies these days attempt to showcase new authors along with several seasoned authors to help the sales. Big name authors often donate their stories to help.
I have read several Penzler anthologies and they are noir generally, but I like that on occasion.
I have 'discovered' at least one unread (by me) author per anthology that I really liked. So it has been worth it IMO.
Penzler anthologies are overly long though and it does seem as if you are choking it down after the first 3-400 pages.
I do like that they are trying to promote less known authors though and find the stories to be well written and edited etc. even if I find that some do not appeal to me.
Helen
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I do like an antho on occasion. But I will not try any more Otto P. books. I really loathed them and in the one case we kept listening to the stories because we didn't have anything else. That was a mistake. LOATHED.
I do like noir now and then. But it is probably one of my least favorite genres. It's not one I follow, but I read Carol O'Connell and I've read some Ken Bruen. I avoid most noir these days.