Margie Fuston Explained

Birth Place:California, USA
Language:English
Genre:young adult fiction
Notableworks:Vampires, Hearts, and other Dead Things
Years Active:2021- now
Occupation:novelist

Margie Fuston is an American writer of young adult fiction. She is best known for her debut novel, Vampires, Hearts, and other Dead Things, which was a finalist for the 2022 William C. Morris Award.

Career

Fuston's debut, Vampires, Hearts, and other Dead Things, was released in August 2021 by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. It is about a teen girl taking a trip to New Orleans with the aim of finding a vampire to save her dying father. It was a finalist for the 2022 William C. Morris Award in 2022, ultimately won by Angeline Boulley for Firekeeper's Daughter.[1] Fuston says that after experiencing loss at a young age, she was "obsessed" with finding out when she'd lose the next person, and thus developed an interest in vampire lore.[2]

Her next novel, Cruel Illusions, is about a girl becoming a vampire hunter following her mother's murder by a vampire. It was released by Margaret K. McElderry Books in November 2022.

Her third novel, The Revenant Games, pitched as All of Us Villains meets Kingdom of the Wicked, is a young adult fantasy about a girl entering a competition between warring witch and vampire kingdoms. It will be published in March 2024 by Margaret K. McElderry Books.[3]

Accolades

Vampires, Hearts, and other Dead Things was a finalist for the 2022 William C. Morris Award.

Personal life

Some of Fuston's favorite media include vampires, including The Vampire Diaries, What We Do in the Shadows, A Girl Walks Home at Night, and Underworld.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-13 . 2022 Morris Award . 2024-01-05 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2023-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903105421/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2022-morris-award . live .
  2. Web site: Petree . Abby . 2021-08-24 . 'Vampires, Hearts, and Other Dead Things' interview: Margie Fuston shares her love of vampires and New Orleans . 2024-01-05 . The Young Folks . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202025102/https://www.theyoungfolks.com/books/157430/vampires-hearts-and-other-dead-things-interview-margie-fuston/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2022-08-09 . Rights Report: Week of August 8, 2022 . 2024-01-05 . . en . 2023-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230831030017/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/90057-rights-report-week-of-august-8-2022.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2021-06-17 . Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston . 2024-01-05 . . 2021-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924210831/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781534474574 . live .
  5. Web site: 2021-06-10 . Vampires, Hearts, and Other Dead Things . 2024-01-05 . Kirkus Reviews.
  6. Web site: 2022-10-20 . Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston . 2024-01-05 . . 2023-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221032857/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781665902106 . live .
  7. Spisak . April . December 2022 . Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston . . en . 76 . 4 . 123–124 . 10.1353/bcc.2022.0592 . 1558-6766.
  8. Web site: 2023-12-06 . The Revenant Games . 2024-01-05 . Kirkus Reviews.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-04 . The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston . 2024-01-05 . Publishers Weekly.

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