The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Hardcover - 2012

"THE WEIRD "was compiled and edited by Hugo Award-winner Ann VanderMeer and World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer. They have recently co-edited such anthologies as "Best American Fantasy; Best American Fantasy 2"; "Steampunk"; "Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded"; "The New Weird"; "Last Drink Bird Head"; "Fast Ships, Black Sails"; and "The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities." They are the co-authors of "The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues." Jeff's latest books include "Finch," a World Fantasy and Nebula Award-finalist; the short story collection "The Third Bear"; the non-fiction collection "Monstrous Creatures"; the coffee table book "The Steampunk Bible "(co-authored with S. J. Chambers); and the writing guide "Booklife." Ann is the editor-in-chief of "Weird Tales "magazine, the oldest fantasy magazine in the world, and is a regular contributor to the popular science fiction and fantasy web-site "io9." Together, they have been profiled by National Public Radio and online at WIRED. com and the "New York Times's Arts Beat "blog. Both active teachers, they have taught at the Clarion and Odyssey writing workshops and the teen summer camp Shared Worlds, where Jeff serves as the assistant director. They live in Tallahassee, Florida, with too many books and four cats.