Biting Midnight: A Feast of Darksome Verse

by Maria Alexander, Christina Kiplinger-Johns

Stated first edition. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" trade paperback. Fine condition. Signed by Christina Kiplinger-Johns.

121 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Maria Alexander is an award-winning author of YA and adult fiction. Her debut novel, MR. WICKER, won the 2014 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her debut YA novel, SNOWED, both won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel and was nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel. Her latest novel, BRIMSTONE & BLADES, won three 1st place awards at The BookFest in Fall 2025, including YA Fantasy, YA Fiction, and LGBTQIA+ Fiction.

When she’s not stabbing people with her foil, she’s being outrageously spooky or writing Doctor Who filk. She lives in Los Angeles with two ungrateful cats, a Jewish Christmas caroler, and a purse called Trog.

Reviews

[Casey Kiser · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collaboration of poets Maria Alexander and Christina Kiplinger-Johns. I really enjoyed this book. While I liked Maria's poems a bit more, I also enjoyed Christina's poetic journey through a fictional town called 'Sunnyside'. Both styles are dark but not cliche. Together, they are original and thought-provoking and leave you wanting more.