Slayers, Every One of Us
How One Girl in All the World Showed Us How to Hold On
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"[A] joyful ode to the awesome ability of pop-culture arcana to create a solid community." —The New York Times
A memoir reflecting on heartbreak, perseverance, and life lessons learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from the hosts of the hit podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer.
Kristin and Jenny’s marriage started with an ultimatum: to further their relationship, Kristin must watch Jenny's favorite show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With the terms set, they began a journey that has led them through seven seasons of the beloved genre show, a podcast rewatching the series with their newly minted listenership of “Scoobies,” unexpected success, and a divorce. Through it all, their love for Buffy and their commitment to their community held them together against the odds.
Slayers, Every One of Us is the story of how two queer women navigated divorce on a very public level and managed to stay in each other’s lives through it all. While chock full of Buffy-related content (and Buffering!) for true fans, this is ultimately a memoir of queer love and chosen family. It's a heartwarming story for anyone who's experienced lost love, and a roadmap for staying close with your ex.
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In this sparkling joint memoir, ex-wives Russo and Youngs cover miscarriage, divorce, eviction, and their enduring love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which they recapped together on their popular podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer. With conversational prose and cheeky chapter titles like "If the Apocalypse Comes, Start a Podcast," the duo parallels Buffy Summers's seven-season arc with their own, discussing how her perseverance informed their determination to stay in each other's lives after they broke up, and how developing an episode around the Buffy musical "Once More with Feeling" took their creative partnership to new heights. With hand-drawn graphics and sometimes-goofy, sometimes-moving Buffy-themed song lyrics written by Youngs, the book has the feel of a shared diary. Surprisingly candid accounts of the authors' relationship trials and triumphs sit alongside shop-talk nuggets for the podcast's fans. The result is a tender ode to the pleasures of TV fandom that doubles as a moving account of what happens after a romance ends. Illus.