“After Anne,” by Logan Steiner (William Morrow) “After Anne,” by Logan Steiner (William Morrow) Colorado author Logan Steiner writes that as a girl, she loved “Anne of Green Gables.” So later, after she learned about the life of its author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, she decided the children’s book author was ripe for a novel. Maud, as the author was known to her friends, was extraordinarily successful as a writer, but she lived a sad and difficult life.