Anne Ursu

Anne Ursu is an American author based in Cleveland, Ohio and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with four published books.

Her most recent book, The Siren Song, is the second in a trilogy, the [http://www.cronuschronicles.com Cronus Chronicles] (published by Atheneum), involving two cousins' adventures in the realms of Greek mythology. Her fifth book, The Immortal Flame, is slated for summer 2009.

Formerly, Ursu was a popular unofficial blogger for the Minnesota Twins baseball team. On that blog [http://www.bat-girl.com www.bat-girl.com] , Ursu adopted the persona of Batgirl. Batgirl used a unique idiom and developed a kind of site-specific Twins mythology that fans carry on. She announced her retirement from blogging on May 23, 2007.

Bibliography

* "Spilling Clarence", Hyperion, 2003—Winner of the 2003 New Voice (first-time author) award from the Minnesota Book Awards.
* “The President’s New Clothes,” "Politically Inspired", MacAdam/Cage, 2003
*"The Disapparation of James", Hyperion, 2004. As recommended by Nancy Pearl in "More Book Lust".
* "The Shadow Thieves", Atheneum, 2006. (The first book in a trilogy, entitled "The Cronus Chronicles").
* "The Siren Song", Atheneum, 2007. (The second book in a trilogy, entitled "The Cronus Chronicles").
* Articles in the Washington Post Book World, the "StarTribune", on Salon.com, and ESPN.com

External links

* [http://www.anneursu.com Anne Ursu web site]
* [http://www.bat-girl.com Batgirl web site]
* [http://www.cronuschronicles.com Cronus Chronicles site]