Vampires Never Get Old Edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker

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Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker have put together a stellar list of authors for this young adult anthology centered around vampires. In fact, this collection is so well done, even the verso page has a curse for anyone who dares steal this book. A curse. On the verso page. Chef's kiss.

Included in this anthology are some of the most influential YA authors: Tessa Gratton, Rebecca Roanhorse, Julie Murphy, Heidi Heilig, Samira Ahmed, Kayla Whaley, Zoraida Córdova, Natalie C. Parker, Laura Ruby, Mark Oshiro, Dhonielle Clayton, and Victoria Schwab. A few of these authors were new to me-I'm still working on upping my YA reading-but many were authors on my favorites list. If you love to learn more about authors and what influences their writing, I highly recommend the podcast Vampires Never Get Old: The Podcast. Each episode is an interview with one of the authors about the vampires books and movies that they love and influenced their writing. It's really, really good.

I have grown to love anthologies for their exposure to new-to-me authors and the way short story collections allow you to dip in and out form a book without guilt. Only have a few minutes? You can fit in one story and come back for more later. It's really hard to pick a favorite story from this collection, they are all so well done. This collection is as far from your typical collection as you can get-you will not find any white, straight, cis-gendered, buff men here. There's vampires of all skin colors, body sizes, sexual identities, and physical abilities. At the end of each story, Córdova and Parker include historical context and notes on the tropes found in the story.

This collection is a wonderful reimagining of the vampire myth and the variety of stories guarantees there's something for everyone.

Some fun t.v. news-"First Kill" by Victoria Schwab is going to be adapted!

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