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Each tattoo has meaning, a gift it bestows on its bearer—wanted or not.
“Gomez is a real storyteller, maybe one of our best!” –Bay Area Reporter
“Jewelle Gomez sees right into the heart.” –Dorothy Allison
“The Gilda Stories, is a groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined.”–The Guardian 2023
“[The Gilda Stories] is one of the bestselling horror books of all time.” –Book Riot 2023
“Gomez’s narrative voice is often poetic lending…a magical realism feel.” –Publishers Weekly
“…a pioneer in black speculative fiction…” –Tananarive Due
Jewelle Gomez, (Cabo Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway; she/her), is a novelist, poet, essayist and playwright. Her eleven books include five collections of poetry and the first Black Lesbian vampire novel, The Gilda Stories. In print for more than 30 years, a new UK edition was launched by Vintage/Random House in 2023.
