05/31/2026
The Gilda Stories — Chosen Family, Immortality, and Resistance
“The vampires in The Gilda Stories are not creatures of death, but creatures of connection.” In The Gilda Stories, Jewelle Gomez reimagines vampirism through q***r love, chosen family, racial history, and emotional reciprocity. More than horror, the novel becomes a meditation on intimacy, survival, and what it truly means to protect one another across generations.
Little Lost Forest Blog
“The vampires in The Gilda Stories are not creatures of death, but creatures of connection.” In The Gilda Stories, Jewelle Gomez reimagines vampirism through q***r love, chosen family, racial histo…