Recs if you like The Vampire Tapestry...

Criteria: 110 or fewer ratings on Pagebound and generally 3.7 or above rating on other platforms but 3.5 and 3.6 allowed if material seems intriguing. This is a list for books that are lesser known on Pagebound, but they might be more well known off-site.

Formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award: "an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender... The aim of the award is to seek out work that is thought-provoking, imaginative, and perhaps even infuriating." (from the website)

Annual award winners listed chronologically back to the award's origin in 1991; some standalone stories aren't (yet?) available to be included. Note that some years have multiple winners.

vampire books for the girlies who prefer their vampires dark and gothic rather than full of rom-com swagger.

I found this list of vampire novels at the back of the Penguin Book of Vampire Stories from 1987. It's interesting to see how many of these have been remembered and how many were forgotten. (For series, I only included the first book)

Books from chapter six Gothic and Romantic of Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix. Each chapter has its own list see my other lists for books from his other chapters. All are paperbacks from the 70s and 80s. To quote Grady Hendrix’s definition of horror “Gothic horror was domestic horror in which affairs of the heart were as important as affairs of the flesh. Is subject matter was families, marriage, houses, children, insanity, and secrets.” (147, Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix).

Looking for some vampire literature?

*still in progress

"One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires." - The Lost Boys (1987) ⚰️ Vampire novels and novellas of varying genres spanning numerous decades 🍷 Feel free to comment your favorite vampire book that I may have forgotten

That's it. Just a list of vampire books old and new.

A list of all the books republished as part of TOR's Essentials series (I'm going to read them all eventually). Please let me know if I've missed any!!