Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bites edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker with contributions by Samira Ahmed, Julie Murphy, Dhonielle Clayton, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, V.E. Schwab and Kayla Whaley
Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction’s leading voices! In this delicious new collection, you’ll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out―and going out for their first kill―and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Welcome to the evolution of the vampire―and a revolution on the page.
Trigger and Content Warnings
Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton | – Alcohol consumption – Grief & loss depiction Death of a parent |
Mirrors, Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro | – Blood depiction – Murder – Captivity mentioned |
The House of Black Sapphire by Dhonielle Clayton | – Slavery mentioned – Blood depiction |
The Boy from Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse | – Homomisia – Terminal illness – Death of a parent – Murder – Bullying |
Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy | – Animal abuse mentioned |
The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig | – Transmisia – Misgendering – Threatened outing (blackmail) – Vivisepulture (being buried alive) |
In Kind by Kayla Whaley | – Abelsim – Parental abuse – Attempted murder by overdosing (filicide) |
A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed | – Colonialism – Racism |
Bestiary by Laura Ruby | – Parental abuse & neglect – Abandonment – Alcohol consumption – Drug abuse – Murder mentioned |
Vampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C. Parker | – Blood depiction |
First Kill by V.E. Schwab | – Anxiety – Murder mentioned |