Ann Anderson Evans

more photos (1)

year in books

Ann Anderson Evans’s Followers (21)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Anna Quinn
158 books | 1,256 friends

Rebecca...
100 books | 3,407 friends

David S...
110 books | 1,949 friends

Literar...
4,090 books | 5,790 friends

Erin (H...
5,055 books | 2,563 friends

Penny S...
741 books | 815 friends

Heather...
1,393 books | 448 friends

Anne Pi...
1,773 books | 1,246 friends

More friends…

Ann Anderson Evans

Goodreads Author


Born
in Montclair, New Jersey, The United States
Website

Twitter

Genre

Influences
Travel and living in many countries. Music. She plays the piano and ha ...more

Member Since
October 2008

URL


Ann Evans is a writer, linguist, and professor. Twice a wife and once a widow, she’s a mother and grandmother. She has traveled and lived in many countries and speaks six languages.

Her first book, DARING TO DATE AGAIN (SheWrites Press, 2014) won multiple prizes for memoir. Her story, “Precious Love” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Other short stories have been published in Entropy, The Opiate, Pulse, Phantasmagoria, Forge, Under the Sun, Ozone Park Journal, Phoebe, The Raven’s Perch, Words & Images, Pedagogy, and Better Than Starbucks. Ann has appeared on television, radio, and podcasts, with appearances on The Discovery Channel’s Sex in America special, NPR’s Author’s Corner, and many more.

She shares her experiences and insights draw
...more

To ask Ann Anderson Evans questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Ann Anderson Evans I almost never have writer's block. I spent so many years unable to write -- raising children, working overtime, etc. -- that being able to sit down a…moreI almost never have writer's block. I spent so many years unable to write -- raising children, working overtime, etc. -- that being able to sit down and write is a luxury to me. I also don't think I am the Oracle of Delphi, as many writers seem to. This is just what I like to do.(less)
Ann Anderson Evans I'm doing what I love, and that includes teaching people to write, and meeting new people, supporting independent bookstores, and having a schedule wi…moreI'm doing what I love, and that includes teaching people to write, and meeting new people, supporting independent bookstores, and having a schedule without regular commitments.(less)
Average rating: 4.02 · 48 ratings · 16 reviews · 5 distinct works
Daring to Date Again: A Memoir

3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The History of Abortion

4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Sweet Pain of Being Alive

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Sweet Pain of Being Ali...

4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
[Daring to Date Again: A Me...

by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Ann Anderson Evans…

In One Way, the Democrats Won Big on Election Night

Reproductive rights were the cornerstone of Democratic campaigns in 2024, and on that issue they triumphed. Before this election 27 states had followed the Supreme Court’s instructions and instituted laws regulating abortion access, many if not most, now have abortion rights embedded in their state constitutions. This election added eight more. Now, 35 states have made abortion rights more secure

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 07, 2024 05:39
Diary of a Madman...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Western Wind
Ann Evans is currently reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Island of Las...
Ann Evans is currently reading
by Emma Sloley (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Ann’s Recent Updates

Ann Evans is currently reading
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Lu Xun
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans is currently reading
The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans is currently reading
The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans rated a book liked it
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans rated a book it was amazing
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans rated a book liked it
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Toward the end, this novel is a nail-biter, with an array of clearly drawn characters. So far so good, but it invites us explicitly to consider moral and historical questions as well, and it is there that it gets stuck in the mud.
The plot revolves ar
...more
Ann Evans is currently reading
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans finished reading
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans is currently reading
Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ann Evans is currently reading
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
More of Ann's books…
56640 Connecting Readers and Writers — 3943 members — last activity Feb 03, 2026 01:52PM
We connect adventurous readers with Indie Authors. This group is about connecting writers with readers in a way that has not been done on Goodreads b ...more
109784 GOOD REVIEWS — 8626 members — last activity Feb 10, 2026 05:05AM
This Group is only for authors who are looking for reviews and Reviewers who love to read books and share their reviews.
No comments have been added yet.