Charlaine Harris

The previous novels in the Midnight, Texas series, Midnight Crossroad (2014) and Day Shift (2015), became instant bestsellers, and fans are eager to delve even further into the mysteries of the Texas town and its unusual inhabitants which include a phone psychic, assassin, vampire—and a few other unique souls, human and otherwise. NIGHT SHIFT finds all hell about to break loose in Midnight after resident vampire Lemuel discovers the reason why witches and werewolves, killers and psychics have all been drawn to the remote town. The residents will have to come together to stop the bloodshed or the small, secretive town will find itself on the map, where no one wants it to be… In an interview, Charlaine can discuss topics and answer questions including: • NBC is developing the Midnight, Texas series for their Fall 2016 lineup. What’s the latest news about the show? • The Midnight, Texas series is set in the same world as Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series. Why was Midnight, Texas a natural progression and how does she overlap the two series while keeping Midnight a separate story? • How Charlaine incorporates fantasy, mystery, and paranormal elements into a story, and which genre she identifies with more • Developing stories in small town settings: moving from Sookie’s small, backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps to the desert back drop of Midnight, Texas. Did Charlaine’s move to Texas influence her desire to write a story in this setting? • Charlaine excels at giving frightening paranormal creatures human characteristics so readers can identify with them. What frightens her? • How has her experience of developing the Midnight, Texas series differed from her experience developing the Sookie Stackhouse series www.charlaineharris.com Follow Charlaine on Twitter: Follow Charlaine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/charlaineharris ABOUT THE AUTHOR Charlaine Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse fantasy/mystery series; the Aurora Teagarden, Harper Connelly, and Lily Bard mystery series; and the Midnight, Texas, novels Day Shift and Midnight Crossroad.