I wanted to let you guys know about two very fun projects I’m taking part in this fall, both essays I’ll be writing for BenBella collections about a couple of my favorite shows. First, I’ll look at the complicated Civil War history in the TV show (as opposed to the completely different but equally complicated history in the books) of “The Vampire Diaries” in the anthology A VISITOR’S GUIDE TO MYSTIC FALLS, which you’ll be able to buy in October. Then, I’ll be writing about all the baby-daddy drama on “Glee” for an anthology called FILLED WITH GLEE, which will be out in November. As you can imagine, doing all the research for these — by watching tons and tons of TV — is so difficult, but I soldier on. You guys know you’ll want to check these out!
Also, speaking of the Q&A — you guys are emailing me about it, but you’re mostly emailing to ask for live chats! So we’re going to get started via Twitter. Next Tuesday (April 27), I’ll sign on to Twitter in the early afternoon US Central Time, and I’ll be answering questions, well, pretty much throughout the rest of the day, off and on. Keep checking in on Twitter and Facebook for more details!
8 replies on “Glee and Vampire Diaries = two great tastes that go great together”
Your life. SO HARD. 😀
OMG!! Glee and The Vampire Diaries are my favorite two tv shows!! 🙂 I can’t believe you are going to write about them, exciting news!! I’m sure all the hard work you’ll get will be replaced with joy and tons of exciting moments. 🙂
You go Claudia Gray! 🙂
You may or may not find this useful, but I just finished a terrific book for class called The Divided Family in Civil War America, by Amy Murrell Taylor, that does a great job of talking about family relations and what happened to them before, during, and after the war.
Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering is also wonderful as social background. Depressing, but really, really good.
Let me know if you want other academic-type recs for the books, it’s pretty much all I’ve been reading these last few months.
I’ve read a few of those BenBella anthologies in the past, they’re really pretty neat. They made a smart pick when they chose you to write for them!
Ooh so excited to read your Glee thoughts!! Can’t wait to read that book 🙂
Can you link us to your Twitter and Facebook?
You’ve hit the big time
Congratulations!
On a related note, I just got back from Costco and Evernight and Stargazer (paperback editions) were both prominently on display.
Afterlife
When will Afterlife be released into bookstores?
Vampire Diaries + Glee + Claudia Gray? I love it.