Background
ANNE MCCLARD is an anthropologist who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1961. Throughout her life she has lived all over the mainland United States, including: Colorado, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and California. Because she moved frequently during her childhood, she developed a strong interest in cultural differences within the continental United States. So, to fit in, she honed her observational skills. Her early life influenced her decision to become a cultural anthropologist.
Other Interests
In addition to people watching, Anne has wide ranging interests. She writes poetry and fiction and songs, paints, draws, and plays bluegrass music with her friends. Â She loves cooking, and especially baking. Some of her recipes are available online. Someday she plans to write a cookbook. She has several different ideas, so maybe more than one. When you read her novels, you will probably notice that food is central!
Her Books
McClard’s debut novel, Butterfly Dreams (released August 31, 2023, inspired by research she did in the Azores for her doctoral dissertation at Brown University, has received extremely positive reviews and was a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award.
Her adventure-filled upbringing inspired her forthcoming novel, Margaux and the Vicious Circle (slated for September 30), the first in a series called The Margaux Chronicles. Margaux, is a young author trying to make it in the New York literary scene in the mid-nineteen-eighties who pens a semi-autobiographical novel set in Colorado from 1961 through 1968. McClard tells the story from multiple points of views, and follows two different timelines throughout. Margaux has trouble finding a literary agent until the mysterious M. Des Jardins Literary Agency comes on the scene. She  makes a number of life-changing discoveries, and solves several mysteries hidden in her childhood.
Anne McClard currently resides in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.
