About this episode

The hosts discuss 'The Vampire Lestat' by Anne Rice with guest Rebecca Mahoney.

We’re crawling out of our coffins and we’re doing just fine. We were joined by Rebecca Mahoney , author of Thrall , to discuss The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice . Please do not play this episode in the presence of Akasha, Queen of the Damned–the audio waves will only agitate her. Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Thrall Book Launch event at Porter Square Books on April 24th Episode 125 – Interview With the Vampire Savage Garden on Wikipedia Lestat the Musical Coming up next: Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry .

Topics covered

• vampires
• literature
• book discussion
• Anne Rice
• horror
• comedy

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