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.