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V.E. Schwab on Queer Vampire Storytelling

V.E. Schwab's approach to queer vampires, author pronunciations, and more ...

June 24, 2025

Librarian Newsletter: July 2025

Hello,

This month, we bring you a “beyond the book” article about bestselling author V.E. Schwab’s perspective on queer vampire storytelling along with our coverage of her latest novel Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.

You and your patrons can also explore our author name pronunciation guide, which includes pronunciations for 700+ names and is continually being updated.

Plus, expand your recommendations repertoire with our 2025 summer reading list, check out our current and upcoming online discussions, and see what books we’re looking forward to in July.

— The BookBrowse Team

Beyond the Book: V.E. Schwab and Queer Vampire Storytelling

Vampires in popular culture have often been representative of a cultural anxiety surrounding queer identity. However, Schwab appears to have slightly different intentions when it comes to vampires and queer storytelling.

Pronunciation Guide

Do your patrons have questions about how to pronounce writer names? Not sure how to say some yourself? BookBrowse offers pronunciations for 700+ author names.

Recently featured authors with name pronunciations include Aisling Rawle, Denne Michele Norris, Maria Reva, and Melissa Febos. Feel free to share this resource with your patrons and use it yourself!

Our 2025 Summer Reading List: 11 Books for the Beach

Splash into the summer spirit with absorbing beach reads, stories that evoke the season, and books for letting your mind relax and unfurl.

Book Club Discussions

You and your patrons can find inspiration for your book clubs among our more than 200 past discussions.

We're currently talking about The Lamplighter’s Bookshop by Sophie Austin and Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor, among many other books. Please also join us for our ongoing and upcoming Ask the Author interviews.

July Books We’re Excited About

Titles being released this July include books weighty in content, size, or both, and here are just a few. This short list of fiction and nonfiction features narratives that leave their unique mark on the past, spanning the lives of the Romantic poets, World War I, the Salvadoran civil war, and 1980s London.

Anyone can view this article, and subscribing libraries can access upcoming coverage in our digital magazine.

New & Notable Books in July

We've carefully selected 100+ of the most noteworthy books publishing in July — check them out! Individual members and subscribing libraries can see, sort, and download the full list for all months.

Non-subscribers can view books up to the current month and a limited selection of future books.

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