2. Charlaine Harris Expanded the genre of fantasy Includes some romance Mystery SciFi Grew up in the South Mississippi
3. The books Dead Until Dark Living Dead in Dallas Club Dead Dead to the World Dead as a Doornail Definitely Dead Altogether Dead From Dead to Worse Dead and Gone Dead in the Family
4. Background Bon Temps, Louisiana Characters Sookie Jason Tara Arlene Sam Bill Eric Pam Quinn Claudine Claude
5. The Southern Culture Small Towns Everyone knows Everyone No secrets or privacy Deep religious roots Long histories Great Lore and Legend
6. Not Just Another Vampire Series Vampires are in the open-Great Revelation Real issues are discussed Racism Political Oppression “Little Guys” Rise of Power Struggles for superiority Acceptance for all
7. True Blood TV Show based on the books Awesome Sticks to the plot fairly well A bit controversial, like the books