Book Launch! Hal Schrieve - Fawn's Blood

Vampire lovers, join us here at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick for the spectacular launch of the brand new book by writer and artist Hal Schrieve, Fawn's Blood!

Fawn’s Blood is a timely antidote to the anti-trans moral panic of today. Playing with tropes about monstrousness, predation, and villainy, this multi-voiced vampire novel offers a paranormal YA fantasy full of complicated queer characters—human and monster alike—all of whom are simply trying to survive in a world that wants them dead.

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Books will be available to purchase at Hive Mind Books. We ask that books signed at our events be purchased at our bookstore. Book sales ensure that our independent queer bookstore can continue to keep the lights on and bring great events like this to our neighborhood. Thank you for your support!

If you would like a signed copy, but cannot attend the event, you can order a signed book from us. We ship most places!

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Fawn and Silver share nearly everything: coming out as trans in their small Maryland town, detention, secret makeouts, and a unique obsession with vampires.

Meanwhile, in Seattle, Rachel is questioning her girlfriend and her membership in her mother's vampire-slaying vigilante group after being bitten by her mom's nemesis and awakening with a craving for blood.

When Silver vanishes, Fawn heads west to find him, and his fate converges with Rachel's as they fall into the hands of Cain, an edgelord vampire known for his proselytizing for the drinking of human blood. In Seattle, Fawn discovers a hidden vampire resistance full of punk shows, shelters, blood networks, and safe houses keeping these vampires alive.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HAL SCHRIEVE is a children’s librarian in Manhattan and the best part of hir job is facilitating comics and creative writing workshops with young people. Ze is the author of the YA novels How to Get Over the End of the World and Out of Salem, which was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Hal’s comics are featured in We’re Still Here, an all-trans comics anthology, and the zine Very Online. Hir comic Vivian’s Ghost was on the shortlist for Comics Beat’s 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize Award for Best Webcomic. Originally from Olympia, WA, Hal now lives in New York. Follow Hal at @howlmarin on Instagram and @hal_schrieve on Twitter.

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