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I write fiction, memoir, essays, and poetry, and am the author of two published novels, Butterfly Dreams and Margaux & the Vicious Circle.

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On the Shelf are the musings of Anne McClard, author of Butterfly Dreams (2023), and Margaux and the Vicious Circle (2024). Her third novel, Fiddler’s Point, will release sometime in early 2026.