Anne Rice: Vampire Chronicler

A stunning departure-and compelling return. From Anne Rice, perennial best-selling author and inventor of the modern vampire genre, comes a chilling, hypnotic new novel. Be among the first to hear the author of "Interview with the Vampire" on her next classic, "Prince Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles." Victoria Wilson, Rice’s longtime editor, joins her for a conversation.
This program was recorded on November 8, 2014 as part of the 25th Anniversary Chicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: chf.to/2014Journeys
See upcoming CHF events: chicagohumanities.org
Help us subtitle and translate our videos: www.amara.org/en/profiles/vide...
Follow CHF on Twitter: / chi_humanities
Like CHF on Facebook: / chicagohumanities
Subscribe to the CHF podcast on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ch...
Help us caption & translate this video!
amara.org/v/Fe88/

[@brenotorres1906]

I love this woman with all my heart. She's not only my favorite author, but also one of my favorite minds and hearts of the whole world. Her sensibility is so contagious and inspiring. Her intelligence is brilliant. Her mind is so astonishingly opened - we all have so much to learn from someone like her... I got really touched when she talked about Cry to Heaven book, that is the book of my life. And when she talked about the gender question. We have to be thankful: we have a writer like her in this world. I believe it's a blessing.

I agree she is indeed one amazing woman..

[@S1nSuic1de]

Imagine being mentored by her. What a life. This woman is a breath of fresh air in a world of mindlessness.

[@MrDEA3872]

When I read Interview With The Vampire, I fell in love with Ms. Anne Rice instantly. I’ve always had a fascination with vampires since a very young age and as I grew up, I unintentionally had many people tell me I remind them of a vampire especially because of my eyes. So her ability to romanticize vampires and their tortured lives is a rare and true gift which touches my soul, especially as a gay man as I am. Thank You Ms. Rice for your eloquence and sophistication, and for the life you breathe into your characters. - The Vampire Cirad

[@susanxyz5730]

I met her once, very down to earth. Thank you for your work. Rest In power Anne

[@sandyworkman3025]

I don't think I'm the only one who thinks the world will dim when her light goes out. Long live the Queen. Long live Anne Rice.

[@mynamenotgiven5717]

I wish Anne Rice would do a biography on her husband Stan. Anne intrigued me enough to start writing around the age of 15 (after reading Interview with the Vampire), and Stan Rice inspired me to publish my poetry after I discovered some of his poems in her novels. I wish someone could pen a good bio movie on Anne Rice and have it showcase her eloquent and sophisticated style of writing, passion for New Orleans, and what went into her childhood to give us this graceful and intriguing woman.

[@stacielara9856]

I love her and her eloquence.

[@chrisstevenson5378]

She lifts the spirits of writers.

[@joshuaortiz4886]

truly

[@tellmefast]

I don't think that there is a more well-known author that can reach all types of audiences like Anne Rice. I've been a fan for 15 years and continue to enjoy everything she puts out. I am happy to see that she's visiting the VC again.

[@blondexotic]

I love Anne Rice!I've read every single book of her's and was anticipating the next Vampire Chronicle and didn't realize she had written Prince Lestat until watching this interview!!! I can't wait to read it !!!!Thanks for posting!!LOVE YOU ANNE RICE!!!!!!!!

[@Renould2010]

I admire Ann Rice Elegance, I will try to read more of her Books, I hope that every, one of books becomes Movies, also continue to add to the movies. 🔥🔥🤝💚💚💜💜🍀☘️👑.

[@michaelcain9324]

Love you forever. RIP.

[@TheCodingle]

Interview with the Vampire was the most engaging book ive ever read in my life. Just the way she describes what Louis felt and seen and thought about was so enveloping for me. By far my favorite author of all time. The movie killed it lmao. But damn what a good book

[@di0set]

shes so wonderful and so honest and open as a person in this conversation, its so hard not adore her.I have read all of her books and shes still number one author!!!

[@msjrockqueen2011]

One of my favorites that isn't part of the VC is The Feast of All Saints; I first read it in high school, after finishing the Chronicles. I now have almost all of her novels & have read most multiple times.

[@bkrage85]

I just adore and admire her.

[@katienoneofyourbusiness1048]

My boyfriend and I are polar opposites but our passion for each other is immense. I love knowing that Anne and Stan had the same situation.

[@rashidhospital7115]

I love her writings witching hour is a remarkable master piece the most precious thing is the way she writes my God She is just great. Love you Anne Rice.

[@anahrinalanacilitirio3139]

Always app pleasure to hear her talk, really interesting. Even when she talks, she s talenteous ❤

[@vampyreGisel]

this woman changed my world @13 too!

[@anar497]

Beautiful Anne Rice! Thanks forever!

[@TheLisab56]

Rest in peace dear lady. I hope Mouse is with you again.

[@grimgoblinjack]

Great topics here (especially about typing and the brain!). I learned a lot about Anne Rice through these discussions and videos. Thanks so much for posting these! I was a young precocious reader also and found her books before human age 13. I identify with the misunderstood outcast very much.

[@AtticusStount]

She inspired me to write, and I was obsessed by the books and the concept for a good many years. I find them quite unreadable today, but perhaps I haven't been in the right mood.

[@ktcooki276]

Hi, what's changed in you to !and these "unreadable"?? I haven't read them!!! Eek!! Should I now??!🇬🇧

[@jarvococko66]

@@ktcooki276 ofc you should

[@maymofoo8637]

@@ktcooki276 yes! Read them!

[@oscarcastellanos9270]

Lovely woman, not an ounce of conceit in her personality. Such a kind soul. She must see people like her characters see people, beautiful.

[@mysterioussinger3892]

Ses livres sont une merveilles *_*

[@baldbookgeek]

love her work

[@davidhernandez9046]

i think shes awesom i too are writing a novel about werewolves. and vampires. science. fiction about being immortal and living through history and into modern times ann rice is my inspiration

[@user-dx1jb4zq9e]

I wish Anne was still with us.

[@bbrown333]

I get that appreciation for the history and the architecture of Plantation homes and the antebellum, but as a Black person it evokes nothing but pain and suffering that my ancestors were put through. Lashings, Lynchings, Rapes. I guess it's nice to be white and have none of those complications. I really adore Anne Rice though. I think she is a great writer and have loved so many of her works.

[@Dave004]

The books are great, i'm on book 5 Memnoch the Devil, about half way through so far. Book 4 and so far Book 5 are nothing compared to the first 3 books which were amazing (specially book 2) but i'll finish book 5 and see if I keep the series going or just quit after the fifth book.

[@cornholio710]

RIP QUEEN

[@jeremybegay1821]

Cry to heaven was amazing.. bomb ass book

[@danielbaugher826]

I think she's beautiful

[@katiedonovanAlt]

Bob Fosse would be tickled pink to know Anne liked, "All That Jazz." Equally that Stan hated it, I think...lol

[@araujowisllan5721]

rip

[@DiamanteDea]

I should name my kid lestat

[@Abrahamhamham]

My mom's name is Lestat.

[@heidi-maarialeinonen759]

@Trey Stephens Amen Brother Amen! 😃😍

[@stephanobarbosa5805]

Auntie Rice the best

[@uhavemooface]

I loved her vampire series and I think she had a wolf series to but she doesn't write them anymore.

[@irenebb4481]

Cadê a legenda pros Br que amam as Crônicas Vampirescas?

[@corrina8125]

such an intelligent woman oh my goodness

[@sobeidalagrange7129]

Min 27:00 Min 36:00

[@amyclarke41]

ok kool

[@joerogan3145]

🎉❤

[@spiderblackwidow8747]

My favorite books is golden blood or blood and gold the story of Marius

[@RocknRollDina]

she said it t 0:53 "Interview with THE Vampire"

[@batatinhacomics]

That's the name of the book...

[@RocknRollDina]

@@batatinhacomics yes there's be a running discussion where some people its interview with "a" vampire

[@batatinhacomics]

@@RocknRollDina yeah, the mandela effect. She even acknowledge it herself once saying the name of the book has always been Interview with "the" Vampire.

[@danielpeoples9561]

[@ianround7628]

Bring back Tom Cruise return as vampire Lastat and Brad Pitt Christian Slater

[@Dank951]

Sadly, it won’t happen. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt expressed several years ago in separate interviews that although they enjoyed bringing the characters to life, the later books in the series didn’t really interest them. Anne Rice wrote an entertaining franchise but she went all over the place sometimes.

[@alexgalloway8184]

I wanna like this but 333 is my favorite number

[@kernowarty]

I wonder if she has actually met a real vampire. I think perhaps she has.

[@DiamanteDea]

kernowarty maybe... though they’re terrifying

[@luqas99]

Christ, not another Alex Jones nut?

[@charissecoal]

got kinda irritated at them guffawing over plantations and how those places were not literal death camps and thag people were not hung from the “beeaauiful oak trees”..

[@frankstoeffler4504]

The next novel... pure fiction. 'The Killer of Vampires. The one thing that will kill LeStat...truth... honesty only from God.

[@heidi-maarialeinonen759]

I would love to name my son Louis after her main character but it's not a Finnish name. Luckily there is one on the Brittish Monarch Family. X)' keeping an eye on that little one! :D 👑♂️

[@menace2sobriety674]

Quit telling her what to talk about

[@frankstoeffler4006]

Titus 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

[@Abrahamhamham]

The interviewer pisses me off. That's all. Have a nice day.

[@fouraces1949]

Well Anne obviously loves her so…

[@Abrahamhamham]

@@fouraces1949 Sooo...?

[@Ozgipsy]

2015 and the first question is gender ideology nonsense. This was the beginning.

[@NathanPaulPrince]

too bad nothing worked... she was too stubborn to make the movies and now we are stuck with crappy Harry Potter She wasted her gift