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Anne Rice revives vampire Lestat for the 21st century

Anne Rice on her long-awaited return to The Vampire Chronicles.

Guest host Piya Chattopadhyay chats with internationally celebrated author Anne Rice in Studio Q about her long-awaited return to The Vampire Chronicles, with her latest book Prince Lestat.

It's been over 10 years since Rice last wrote about her beloved vampire Lestat, and she talks about why she's made the return to that world, what she thinks about the present day proliferation of vampires in pop culture, and why she's called Jon Bon Jovi the "Vampire Lestat incarnate."

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