Although vampire fiction has been around since the late 1800s, the release of Stephenie Meyer's vampire series, The Twilight Saga, has lead to a resurgence of vampire fiction in mainstream popularity over the last few years, especially among young adults. As a result, librarians are faced with the daunting task of:

• providing reader's advisory for a genre they may not befamiliar with
• coming up with vampire themed programmes
• selecting the best titles from the vast amount books that have been published
• understanding what the genre is, and what makes it so popular

We hope that this issue of the YA Hotline can help shed some light on the vampire fiction phenomenon, and provide some ideas for incorporating it in your library!

©2013 Dalhousie University. School of Information Management.