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Anne Rice's 'Interview with the Vampire' turns 50

NPR | By Terry Gross

Published October 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

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After the death of her 5-year-old daughter from leukemia, Rice wrote her 1976 novel as a way to process her grief. It would go on to become an international bestseller. Originally broadcast in 1990.