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.