Review: Anna So Knows Ya by Todd Brown

Anna So Knows ‘Ya by Todd Brown 
Robbins Publishing (October 13, 2026)
Reviewed by Dave Simms

What’s with that title? It throws the reader for a loop as they try to figure out what the heck it means, but Todd Brown knows how to mess with his audience. In his second novel, this quickly rising author knocks it out of the park. The subject of mental illness can be tricky in horror and thrillers, but when done well, as in Shutter Island or A Head Full of Ghosts, the result is a mind-screw that rewards the reader with a story that leaves a scar.Continue Reading

Review: When Shadows Burn by Todd Brown

When Shadows Burn by Todd Brown
Köehler Books (October 14, 2025)
Reviewed by Rowan B. Minor

Todd Brown is a neurodivergent computational sociologist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, National Geographic, Forbes, USA Today, and other publications. He currently lives in Virginia, and has spoken in seven countries and at dozens of venues, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, Harvard, and more. His debut novel, When Shadows Burn, is a southern gothic haunted house story.Continue Reading