Bite Me

Name: Bite Me
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ISBN: 9780593858714

A Graphic Novel

Jennifer Dugan, Kit Seaton

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Penguin Putnam Inc
25 August 2026

Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA)

A sapphic supernatural YA graphic novel featuring a vampire crushing on the girl hunting her, from the author of Some Girls Do and the illustrator of Wonder Woman- Warbringer.

Poe never imagined that during her senior year of high school she would be attacked by a pair of vampires and turned into one herself. And she never dreamed her longtime crush, Jolie-who seemed to maybe actually like Poe back-would turn out to be a slayer.

When Jolie drives a wooden stake into her chest, Poe's heart is broken at the betrayal. But somehow she survives the slaying, and when she awakens, it's unclear which is stronger inside her- the thirst for blood, or the thirst for revenge on Jolie.

Now the hunter has become the hunted. But, when the girls come face to face again, Jolie seems overjoyed that Poe is still alive. And beneath Poe's rage remains a burning passion of a different sort. But can a vampire and a slayer ever be more to each other than predator and prey?

By: Jennifer Dugan
Illustrated by: Kit Seaton
Imprint: Penguin Putnam Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780593858714
ISBN 10: 0593858719
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 August 2026
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jennifer Dugan is an awkward romantic who writes across many genres and categories. Her debut young adult novel, Hot Dog Girl, was called a ""great fizzy rom-com"" by Entertainment Weekly and ""one of the best reads of the year, hands down"" by Paste Magazine, although she is best known for Some Girls Do, which took TikTok by storm. Her other novels include Girls Like Us, the sequel to Some Girls Do; Summer Girls; Playing for Keeps; The Last Girls Standing; and Melt With You. Jennifer has also collaborated with artist Kit Seaton on the graphic novels Full Shift and Coven, which was a GLAAD Outstanding Original Graphic Novel Nominee. She lives in upstate New York. Kit Seaton has illustrated Full Shift and Coven by Jennifer Dugan, as well as the graphic novel adaptations of Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman- Warbringer and Alexandra Bracken's Brightly Woven. She is the co-creator of the comics Norroway and Afar.

Reviews for Bite Me: A Graphic Novel

“Seaton’s comic book–style artwork enhances the story’s dramatic tone and fast pace . . . [a] vampiric tale blending themes of revenge, lost Sapphic love, and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews “This team is on fire! Every book Seaton and Dugan make together is a must-read.” —Leila del Duca, author of Afar