We had an eerie feeling a few months ago that fangs would be a must-have accessory this fall...and golly, we hate to brag, but our fashion sense is as sharp as ever, burgerpeople. Stephenie Meyer's New Moon, a follow up to the uber-popular Twilight, is number one on the NYT bestseller list this week. So we channeled Buffy and hunted down our favorite vampire-novelist....and when we finally found her, we asked her these impertinent questions:
Who are your favorite writers that most people have never heard of?
Eva Ibbotson, Polly Shulman, and Shannon Hale (though she’s better known than the other two).
What kid or teen books rocked your world growing up?
The Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, A Little Princess by Frances Burnett… (I mostly read adult books growing up—the thicker the book the better. I think of Pride and Prejudice and Gone with the Wind as YA, but they probably don’t really count.)
Your life is a TV series. Name the theme song.
Hysteria by Muse.
Burger-flippers want to know: have you ever had a job that required you to wear a geeky uniform? Details, please!
I’ve only had one job that required a uniform. I was working in the business center of a resort, and I had to wear a skirt and blazer in “eggplant” purple with a horrible kaleidoscope-print acetate blouse underneath. Not flattering.
We'd like to name a burger in your honor. What kind of fixins should it have?
The “Stephenie” should be the name for the plainest burger you have. I’m anti-condiments.
And finally, vampires have been around for so long. In your opinion, why are they (as a subject for books and movies) so totally undead?
I think there are two reasons. First, people love monsters and horror stories in general. There’s nothing like being frightened in a controlled situation to get the adrenalin pumping. Second, of all the monsters that we have to choose from, vampires are hands-down the sexiest. Who can resist both adrenalin and pheromones combined?
uh...like, everything? We're just bummed that we were too late to enter to win one of these bitchin' Team Edward/Team Jacob tees, which they were giving away at the spiffy new Eclipse website. We're glad we caught up with megaseller Steph way back when she was a mere bestseller. 
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