{"id":1620,"date":"2026-08-11T01:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/?page_id=1620"},"modified":"2026-08-11T01:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:44:24","slug":"books-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/books-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vampires &amp; Literature<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Wanted to see more book content during #BIPOCVampDay? Well, Good news! Author Briana Cox is helping curate the bookish part of this year&#8217;s BIPOC Vampire Day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"1621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/books-2026\/bbvd_books\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BBVD_Books\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-1024x427.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBVD_Books-2048x853.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we\u2019ll be hosting a series of interviews &amp; panels during our event this year featuring a wonderful roster of authors and creators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>V Castro, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vcastrostories.com\/books\/\">Maria the Wanted<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tonja K Johnson, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tonjakjohnson.com\/book\/dark-star\/\">Dark Star: A Magical HBCA Horror Story<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L Marie Wood, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lmariewood.com\/the-promise-keeper\/\">The Promise Keeper<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Markus Redmond, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/781340\/blood-slaves-deluxe-stenciled-edges-by-markus-redmond\/\">Blood Slaves<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenya Moss Dyme, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyamossdyme.com\/product-page\/the-forever-souls\">The Forever Souls<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jalen Tellis, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalentellisbooks.com\/\">West of Damnation<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K Murry Johnson, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kmurryjohnson.com\/image-of-emeralds-and-chocolate\/\">Image of Emeralds and Chocolate<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawn Chen, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrarianpublishing.com\/avibj\">A Vampire in Beijing<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And special guest, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinnersmovie.com\/synopsis\/\">Sinners (2025)<\/a><\/em><\/strong> concept artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkolas.art\/\">Nikkolas Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure to check this space in September to see our schedule of interviews, panels, written interview features and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MORE BOOK\/LITERARY CONTENT TO ENJOY:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/books-2026\/bvdbookbundle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BVDBookBundle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1624 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BVDBookBundle.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Apply to join our Itch.io Bundle!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we\u2019re trying out something new. We\u2019re organizing an comic &amp; book bundle for BIPOCVampDay on itch.io! If you\u2019re a BIPOC or marginalized creator with a comic, zine, or novel featuring BIPOC vampires and have an itch.io shop &#8211; please apply to join our bundle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Application closes on <strong>8\/31 at 11:59pm PST<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zRhWcKGU9BvSqo1z5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>VAMPIRES OF COLOR ANTHOLOGY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" data-attachment-id=\"1547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/zine-2026\/bookmockup_four_2026_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,965\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BookMockup_Four_2026_web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-1024x386.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-1024x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-1024x386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-1536x579.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BookMockup_Four_2026_web-2048x772.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last four years, we have released an anthology zine showcasing original BIPOC vampires and their stories, artwork, RPGs and more. Every year our creative community continued to inspire and amaze us with their work. We&#8217;ll be releasing another zine for 2026 in September during #BIPOCVampDay &#8211; so stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vampirepyramidscheme.com\/bipocvampday\/zine-2026\/\">Learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss anything? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/854705213b85\/bipoc-vamp-day\">Sign up for our newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vampires &amp; Literature Wanted to see more book content during #BIPOCVampDay? Well, Good news! 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