Tavis Smiley . Archives . Monday, April 7, 2008 | PBS

Apr 7, 2008 at 7:42 PM

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When Anne Rice wrote Interview with the Vampire, she had no idea it would change her life forever. After her daughter died of leukemia, Rice turned the short story into a novel, which became one of the best selling of all time and was released as a feature film. Her books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and influenced the Goth youth subculture. In '05, the New Orleans native began writing fictional bios of Jesus. Her second book in this genre is Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana.