Description: Starting as a meditation on mortality after the illness and death of her husband, Margot Adler read more than 260 vampire novels, from teen to adult, from gothic to modern, from detective to comic. She began to wonder why vampires have such traction in our society. Why is Hollywood spending billions on vampire films and television series every year? This interest led her to explore issues of power, politics, morality, identity, and even the fate of the planet.
Brief description: Margot Adler has been involved with Earthbased spirituality, Wicca, and Paganism since 1972. She is the author of Drawing Down the Moon, the classic study of Paganism and Goddess Spirituality, as well as Heretic's Heart: A Journey Through Spirit and Revolution. In her mundane life, she is a 35year veteran correspondent for NPR whose pieces regularly air on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. She lives in New York City. Visit her at www.margotadler.com.
Review Quotes: "Vampires. Why do we care? Between these pages, you will find what is, very simply, the most literate, imaginative and just plain fascinating answer to that question that has ever been written. Reading this was pure pleasure. First rate!" -Whitley Strieber-- "Reviews"