Saturday, May 1, 2010

All the news that's fit to print:: Charlaine Harris New York Times interview " Are you bisexual? "


What do you make of the vogue for vampires in this country? The heroine of your Sookie Stackhouse novels, a telepathic waitress who lives in Bon Temps, La., and consorts with supernatural friends, is about to re-emerge in a new season of the HBO series “True Blood,” as well as in your 10th best seller.
Well, “Dead in the Family” won’t really be out until May 4, and I hate to count my chickens before they hatch.

The title of “Dead in the Family” is oddly similar to that of your previous novel, “Dead and Gone.”
My publisher likes to have “dead” in all the titles.

Why do you think vampires are omnipresent in popular culture?
People are really interested in the concept of eternal youth in this plastic-surgery culture. Vampires never die.

But they do evolve. How has the typical vampire changed since 1897, when Bram Stoker created Count Dracula, a blood-drinking Transylvanian aristocrat?
Oh, my gosh. My vampires are trying desperately to be contemporary so they can blend in. They have an alternative food source, which has emboldened them to try to join mainstream society. Synthetic blood, created by a Japanese company, satisfies their nutritional needs.

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1 comments:

Rita said...

You know very well MS.CH is not bisexual
and i don't blame her in the least about
not answering some questions,just love
her.