Last Bite Podcast Ep. 49 ~ Books, Books and more Books...

Maria and Tamara talk about Fan Mail, News Bites, Review of the last two Vampire Diaries episodes, The latest poll, Supernatural book Lovers Club (The Morganville Vampires and the Succubi Diaries). Also we give a shout out to our Twitter pals and find out who the newest “Team Edward” fan is….

Click here to listen.

~M.

P.S. Tell us who we should read next...

YOUR CHANCE TO ASK ALAN BALL A QUESTION

1/29/10 – 2/12/10

As part of the huge project The Sookie Companion has become, we’re offering a two-week time period in which you can send your questions to producer/director/writer Alan Ball, who will answer them in the Companion. My assistant, Paula, will collect all your questions and send them to the editor at TeknoBooks who’s responsible for coordinating all the elements going into the Companion, which we hope will be out next year. Paula and the editor will weed out redundant questions. Of course, these questions should focus on the TV series “True Blood,” and they should be sent to: askalanb@yahoo.com. This address is ONLY for this special project.

Charlaine Harris

(Source: Vampire Cafe at LJ)

If you think your family relationships are complicated, think again: you haven’t seen anything like the ones in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a place in her life, to her lover Eric’s vampire sire, an ancient being who arrives with Eric’s ‘brother’ in tow at a most inopportune moment. And Sookie’s tracking down a distant relation of her ailing neighbour (and ex), Vampire Bill Compton. In addition to the multitude of family issues complicating her life, the werewolf pack of Shreveport has asked Sookie for a special favour, and since Sookie is an obliging young woman, she agrees. But this favour for the wolves has dire results for Sookie, who is still recovering from the trauma of her abduction during the Fairy War.

The first chapter of Dead In The Family has been posted on Charlaine Harris’s site.  To read it click here.  Once you’ve read it feel free to tell us what you think!

Kelly

Hola my lovelies,

Just a little FYI:

1. To follow all the news about all the other vamp stuff out there…check us out on twitter. You can see all our latest posts in the widget on the right-hand side of this page.

2. We have a survey to the left of this post that is asking you about what you are looking for in your ideal vamp. We’ve noticed that a lot of you are really old school about your choices.

3. We are still waiting for the first chapter and we heard that it will be out sometime around the 19th. Keep your fingers crossed.  Once it is up, we will go through it quickly and then do a podcast on it.

Hope your Sunday is going well….

XOXO,

~M.

Although I’ve found nothing official on Charlaine Harris’s site this cover has been leaked for Dead In The Family.

Dead in the Family is due May 4, 2010.

Hey Everyone,

I noticed that Dead in the Family is available or preorder on Amazon.  It’s scheduled to be released on May 4, 2010.

–Debbie

By Melanie Henry- lehighvalleylive.com

Photo Courtesy of HBO

Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, poses with TruBlood beverage on the set while filming the season two finale of “True Blood.”

Q. How did you come up with the idea for the Sookie Stackhouse novels?
A. My other books had done well, but I wanted to broaden my readership base, I wanted to appeal to a broader audience. I decided to write about a young woman who was dating a vampire, rather than just writing about vampires. Obviously I am using vampires as a metaphor for other things, that’s what makes the books more interesting for me. It give the books more depth, though writing about vampires is fun!

Q. What do you think about the HBO series “True Blood”?
A. I love the series! I am very fond of Alan (Ball), he is a genius at casting. I’ve really enjoyed watching the series.

Q. What was it like meeting the cast members of the show, that play the characters you have created?
A. I had met them all (the cast) previously. Filming the finale was kind of like a reunion. When I first met them I was very nervous because I didn’t know too many actors. We got along great … we are all people that have the same goals.

Q. What was it like filming the finale and being on the set?
A. It was very interesting. I feel like I learned a lot about how much it takes to produce each minute of a TV show. I was really impressed with how hard people work and how many people are involved in the process.

Q. Is your cameo appearance in the finale an important scene?
A. I’m not important at all, but they did give me a line!

Q. Has Alan Ball stayed pretty true to the story lines in your books and how has he deviated?
A. He has had to elaborate on the secondary characters in the series because my books are written in first person, all told by Sookie. Alan has stuck to the outline of the books, with the first novel in the series corresponding with the first season of the series, same with the second.

Q. Do you have any favorite characters on the series?
A. I’m certainly enjoying all of it. … I’m really enjoying the character of Jessica who is not in the books. A brilliant addition, I wish I had thought of it.

Q. How long do you plan on writing the Sookie Stackhouse series?
A. I just turned the 10th book in the series in to my editor. I don’t believe in outstaying my welcome. But my publisher has signed me on for three more books.

Q. Fans are constantly discussing which vampire is the best or their favorite — Eric or Bill. Who do you like the best?
A. They both came from my brain, so I’m really fond of both of them.

Q. Regarding the main character of your books and “True Blood” — Sookie Stackhouse. What do you think of Anna Paquin’s performance?
A. I’ve lived with Sookie for so long … it took me a little while to get into Anna’s portrayal of Sookie because her physicality is different. Anna is doing a marvelous job and now, I can’t imagine anyone else as Sookie.

Q. What has been the best part about writing the series?
A. It has been wonderful to get in touch with fans through book tours and my Web site. It is good to see so many people excited about reading.

I found this interview from Mystery Matters with Fran Stewart. I couldn’t embed the interview but if you’d like to listen to it click here.

Kelly

(originally posted on September 2nd) Thanks to Beatriz from our affiliate, Sucker for Vampires, for the following:

Sookie Stackhouse has finally settled into a relationship with the Viking vampire Eric, and her errant brother Jason seems to have his life in order, too. But all the other people in Sookie’s life – Eric himself, her former lover Bill, her friend and boss Sam – are having family problems. Eric’s maker shows up with Eric’s ‘brother’ in tow, the ailing Bill can only be healed by a blood sibling, and Sam’s brother’s marriage is about to take place …or will it? The furor raised by the coming out of the two-natured has yet to settle; some people are just not ready to sit down to dinner with a man who turns into a dog. And Sookie herself is still recovering from her last ordeal. She’s definitely improving, physically and mentally, but she’s always going to have some dark moments now. The werewolves tell her that there have been strange and ominous passers-by in the Stackhouse woods; now Sookie is about to come face-to-face with one of her more distant relatives …

What do you guys think?

~M.