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Twilight | "Vampire Money"
"He has been the entire male loneliness epidemic on his own."
It's hoa hoa season! To celebrate, we are finally beginning one of our most anxiously-awaited series, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005). We're joined by OG Twihard Hannah Lisa Lohr for a deep dive into the real and fictional worlds of Forks, transcending the good/bad spectrum, the book's heavy religious influences, and teen girl culture, exchanging lots of long, yearning looks along the way.
Videos/Articles Mentioned
Alyssa Grenfell, Signs Twilight was Written by a Mormon: https://youtu.be/JwGC4ewe1_w?si=Fl7HZlmSJ5XXbku1
Babbity Kate, Bella Swan's Khaki Skirt: https://youtu.be/nT0XL1dNUh0?si=yLiOx1ODX4wJpW3u
Forks Tourism: https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/where-twilight-set-forks-washington-visit-airbnb-9qms7v0p7
Carlisle's Net Worth: https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/twilight-carlisle-cullen-opinions-fictional-15-10-vampire.html
Stephenie Meyer Blog Posts
The Story Behind Twilight: https://web.archive.org/web/20080730025156/http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html
How Twilight Got Published: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-story-of-twilight-getting-published/
Cullen Cars: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-books/twilight/twilight-cullen-cars/
Quileute Resources
Quileute Nation official website: https://quileutenation.org/
Learn about and donate to the Move to Higher Ground Project: https://mthg.org/get-involved/
Smithsonian Magazine interview with Quileute tribe chairwoman, Bonita Cleveland, about Twilight’s impact on the tribe: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/behind-the-scenes-of-twilight-101387794/
Follow Hannah!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahlisalohr/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahlisalohr
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HannahLisaLohr
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