Hal Schrieve is the author of books about teens, queer community, monsters and aliens. Hir first book Out of Salem (2019), was selected for the National Book Award Long List for Young People’s Literature in 2019. It was followed by How To Get Over the End of the World (2023).
Schrieve’s new novel is Fawn’s Blood.
At Electric Lit the author tagged eight "queer vampire novels that approach the idea of 'inhumanity' in creative, queer ways." One title on the list:
Read about the other novels on the list.Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Hungerstone, a Carmilla-redux, is part of a recent lit-fic grappling with the Gothic origins of speculative fiction and the novel in general. Here, Dunn revives the Victorian lesbian in a tale about the wife of a steel magnate discovering her true desire…for Carmilla, who, as in the original, invites herself into Lenore’s house and feeds on local girls. Desire becomes a source of tension as she grapples with terror of the unknown and her need for companionship, sensuality, and love. There’s something fun about taking what you like from a literary predecessor and running with it—Carmilla is ripe to inspire more lesbian takes.
--Marshal Zeringue
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