While we’ve all read stories about a kid and their dog, there aren’t many that chronicle the special bond that only exists between a kid and their vampire. Well, except for Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book. But while Kazuki Sakuraba’s mosaic novel A Small Charred Face (paperback, digital) features three connected stories that explore this unique connection between kids and bloodsuckers, it turns out it was somewhat inspired by the special bond between a Japanese writer and her dog.