Anne Rice writes book on Jesus

Vampires are usually her passion, but Anne Rice is getting biblical in her next book, due out in November from publisher Random House. “Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt” will tell the story of Jesus’ early years in his own words.

Excerpts of a lengthy letter that will accompany advance review copies of the book this summer are published in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine.

“For over 10 years I’ve wanted to do this book -- Jesus in his own words,” Rice writes. “For five years, I’ve been obsessed with how to do it, and for the last three years I’ve been consumed with nothing else.”