I knew vampires weren’t a modern creation, but it still surprised me to realize that they were mainstream enough in the 1860s that Louisa May would drop it into a book.” I was absolutely stunned to see the word vampire in Little Women. Messina says, “I found the inspiration for the book in chapter eleven, when malaprop-prone Amy calls her Aunt March ‘a regular samphire.’ ‘She means vampire,’ corrects Jo. In writing Little Vampire Women, Messina insists that she was just following Alcott’s lead.
Alcott’s own work, published under various pseudonyms, included many sensational elements such as spies, murderers, drug addicts and mummies, and Matteson will explore whether inserting vampires and werewolves into the beloved story would be truly anathema to the author. Both authors will address the challenges they faced reworking the text. The discussion will explore their mash-ups of Alcott’s classic, Little Women. The evening will be introduced by Ron Hogan, of, the well-known literary blog, which is presenting the event. at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street).
Norton), which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Biography on May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Lynn Messina, coauthor of Little Vampire Women (HarperTeen), and Porter Grand, coauthor of Little Women and Werewolves (Random House), sit down with John Matteson, author of Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (W.W.
Moderated by Pulitzer Prize winner John Matteson
This looks fun and, being nearby, may be something I attend.Ī discussion of vampires, werewolves and Louisa May Alcott
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