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The new book is titled <em>Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer, a self proclaimed feminist who has dedicated time and funds to promoting work by female writers <a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/stephenie-meyer-is-here-to-ruin-everything-good-about-y-1615932657\/all\">(sometimes to strong reactions)<\/a>, took issue with criticism that the original <em>Twilight<\/em>\u2019s Bella was too consumed with her love interest, and has rewritten the book to move the focus from \u201cdamsel in distress\u201d to \u201chuman in distress\u201d, <a href=\"http:\/\/bookriot.com\/2015\/10\/06\/happy-anniversary-twilight-fans-are-getting-a-new-book\/\">as she puts\u00a0it.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The details about the anniversary edition of <em>Twilight<\/em> have been left vague for a long time, and today\u2019s new release ends speculations about Meyer rewriting the book from Edward\u2019s perspective, ala <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em> rewrite <em>Grey<\/em>, released this\u00a0spring.<\/p>\n<p>There are many questions to ask in light of this announcement, most of which are demonstrated perfectly in GIFS<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/annamenta\/tbh-i-cant-wait-to-read-it#.qgK4Oow098\">\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/butTnL\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/700\/1*IR3Edzj3yQ2AgDogs9L22g@2x.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of the customary new edition most publisher provide for a book anniversary, Stephanie Meyer did her fans one better and wrote a new edition of Twilight featuring a female vampire, named Edythe, and a human boy, Beauford. 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