Untold Legends: The Podcast

Deep dive into the monstrous beauty of the faerie world with NYT Bestselling author Tessa Gratton!  Find Tessa Gratton online.

Welcome back to Untold Legends - season 3. This podcast serves as a companion to our series of anthologies. Season 1: Vampires. Season 2: mermaids. This season it's all about FAERIES. In episode 1, Natalie and Zoraida reintroduce themselves and discuss their short stories in the collection, when they first discovered faeries, and the process of making the anthology itself! Stay tuned at the end of the episode for an exclusive pre-order campaign for FAERIES NEVER LIE, available September 24, 2024 wherever books are sold. *explicit label for the occasional F*bomb*

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Join our dynamic duo as they're joined this time by the wonderful Darcie Little Badger. Together they discuss some fun (and deadly) marine facts along with what inspired her story in the anthology from the perspective of a horror and fantasy lover. Darcie Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer with a Ph.D. in oceanography. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in Time Magazine as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time. Elatsoe also won the Locus award for Best First Novel and is a Nebula, Ignyte, and Lodestar finalist. Her second fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received a Nebula Award, an Ignyte Award, and a Newbery Honor and is on the National Book Awards longlist. Darcie is married to a veterinarian named Taran. She can be found on Instagram @dr.littlebadger. We also found Darcie's magical octopus! The Octopus Squid has bioluminescent arms and can drop one as a distraction as it escapes predators. Check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium website for more on this critter. Additional media mentioned: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Lighthouse (2019), Dagon (2001), The Shape of Water (2017), and Love, Death + Robots "Jibaro" (2022). Follow Zoraida Córdova @zoraidasolo and Natalie C. Parker @ncparker on Instagram.

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. This time around we dive into an empathically poignant conversation about the radical transformation that comes with the exploration of gender and what happens to us when we face storms both physical and emotional. Katherine Locke lives and writes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with their feline overlords and their addiction to chai lattes. They are the author of the critically acclaimed This Rebel Heart, The Girl with the Red Balloon, a 2018 Sydney Taylor Honor Book and 2018 Carolyn W. Field Honor Book, as well as The Spy with the Red Balloon. They are the co-editor and contributor to This is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them and Us, which had three starred reviews and made Kirkus Review’s Best Middle Grade of 2021 list, as well as It's A Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes and Other Jewish Stories. They also contributed to Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens and Out Now: Queer We Go Again. They are the author of picture books Bedtime for Superheroes, What Are Your Words? A Book About Pronouns, and Being Friends with Dragons. They can be found online at KatherineLockeBooks.com and @bibliogato on Twitter and Instagram. Additional books mentioned: The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia Ember Follow Zoraida Córdova @zoraidasolo and Natalie C. Parker @ncparker on Instagram.

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Our first episode introduces our new anthology, our mermaid origin stories, Trojan War bros, (almost) drownings, immigration, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and more of the mermish things that shaped us. Follow Zoraida Córdova (@zoraidasolo) and Natalie C. Parker (@ncparker) on Instagram.

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Our second episode brings in two awesome guests: Julie C. Dao and Gretchen Schreiber! We revisit the original short story "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, how embedding your culture into fantasy storytelling can be cathartic, and dismantling generational trauma, one mermaid tale at a time. Follow Zoraida Córdova (@zoraidasolo) and Natalie C. Parker (@ncparker) on Instagram.

It's our last episode of VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD: THE PODCAST and we are joined by New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Roanhorse! We talk old favorites and new loves and Rebecca reveals her ultimate vampire inspiration for the enigmatic cowboy vampires that ride into town after being summoned by a young man's jukebox song. Thank you for listening to VNGO, and be sure to pair each episode with your favorite short story and contributors!  Also in this podcast:  Vampires Never Get Old ed. by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse  The Lost Boys Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden Murder by Death - "Lost River" iCfuqR3azy9fTp62JgM6

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. Natalie and Zoraida are welcoming in the new year by chatting with Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Preeti Chhibber! This episode navigates honesty in storytelling, figuring out who the real monsters are, and how different iterations of Peter Pan—specifically the enchanting and sometimes terrifying mermaids from the tale—inspired their stories. Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies, The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea, Squad, illustrated by Lisa Sterle, and Love in the Library illustrated by Yas Imamura with more books forthcoming. She can be found on Twitter @emteehall. Called “Spider-Man super fan and author” by Publishers Weekly, Preeti Chhibber is a YA author, speaker, and freelance writer. She has written for SYFY, Polygon, BookRiot, BookRiot Comics, The Nerds of Color, and The Mary Sue, among others. She also co-hosts the podcasts Desi Geek Girls and Tar Valon or Bust. She’s appeared on several panels at New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic Con, and on-screen on the SYFY Network. Honestly, you probably recognize her from one of several BuzzFeed “look at these tweets” Twitter lists. She usually spends her time reading a ridiculous amount of Young Adult but is also ready to jump into most fandoms at a moment’s notice. She can be found on Instagram @runwithskizzers. Additional media mentioned: The Abyss (1989), Peter Pan (1953), Peter Pan (2023), Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, The Little Mermaid (1989), Jennifer's Body (2009), and Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein. Follow Zoraida Córdova @zoraidasolo and Natalie C. Parker @ncparker on Instagram.

Welcome back to the UNTOLD LEGENDS podcast hosted by Natalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova. We've had a little bit of a rebrand, so if you remember VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, we are still the same editors and writers, we've just expanded. For our third episode, we're joined by Rebecca Coffindaffer and Julian Winters! Get to know the authors and their tales on asexuality and acceptance in MERMAIDS NEVER DROWN: TALES TO DIVE FOR as we dive into a discussion of Splash following a recent rewatch. We'll chat about its nuances and whether it aged well... or not. Follow Zoraida Córdova (@zoraidasolo) and Natalie C. Parker (@ncparker) on Instagram.

In our penultimate episode, we are joined by one of our contributors, Victoria V.E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. From the loveable tropes of What We Do in the Shadows to community and queer identity in vampirism, we cover it all, plus an insight to her short story "First Kill," only available in Vampires Never Get Old. Also in this episode: Vampires Never Get Old Victoria Schwab LestatTwilightWhat We Do in the Shadows Support the show

We realized that Twilight is such a huge part of vampire literature, especially now that Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer is out, that we needed a part 2 to out vampire discussion. We're joined by Mark Oshiro, author of Each of Us a Desert, and creator of Mark Reads! When Mark read Twilight it began their journey in fandoms and became a staple of the SFF world. We dig deeper into Twilight and how the POV changes in Midnight Sun. The things we love. The things we hate. Why we keep going back. And Mark breaks down "Windows, Mirrors, & Selfies" their short story in Vampires Never Get Old! Also in this episode: Buffy the Vampire SlayerSpoilers for Midnight Sun!Twilight by Stephenie Meyer31 Questions We Hope Edward Cullen Answers in Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun44 THOUGHTS WE HAD WHILE READING MIDNIGHT SUN BY STEPHENIE MEYERBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEach of Us a Desert by Mark OshiroJane EyreMark Read Twilight Support the show

Tessa Gratton is the author of The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur as well as the original fairy tale Strange Grace and Night Shine. She's on this episode of Vampires Never Get Old to talk about the first vampires we love, and The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez, as well as what went into writing her vampire short story "Seven Nights for Dying." What would make us want to become vampires? Listen and find out.Also on this episode: The Gilda Stories by Jewelle GomezAnne RiceThe Vampires Diaries Pre-order Vampires Never Get OldNight Shine by Tessa GrattonSupport the show

This week on Vampires Never Get Old: The Podcast we're joined by anthology contributor and essayist, Kayla Whaley. Her work has appeared at Catapult, Bustle, Michigan Quarterly Review, Uncanny Magazine, Book Riot, and in the anthologies Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, and Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens. Her book pick of the week is Sunshine by Robin McKinley. This is uncharted territory for Zoraida and a favorite for Natalie. This episode digging into the good, bad, and the ugly of vampire morality, and you get a front-row seat to Kayla's vampire story "In Kind." Also on this episode: Sunshine by Robin McKinleyTwilightVampires Never Get Old Support the show

All vampires are problematic faves, and Spike is no different. We do a deep dive into his character's introduction in season 2 and his journey from monster to ensouled through the series. Samira Ahmed gives us some insight into the writing process for her short story "A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire" only available in Vampires Never Get Old. CW: mention of sexual assault from season 6.Also in this episodeMad Bad & Dangerous To Know by Samira Ahmed Vampires Never Get Old pre-order campaignHero of a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Support the show

This week we talk about some absolute classics of YA vampire lore. The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith and Glass Houses by Rachel Caine present us with heroines who aren't afraid to dive into the dark world of vampires. We also give a sneak peek into the plot and characters of our co-written short story from the anthology, "Vampires Never Say Die." Also in this episode: Rachel CaineL.J. SmithPre-order Vampires Never Get Old Support the show