Books by Jewelle Gomez
“It’s about a black woman who’s escaped slavery, who gets transformed into a vampire by another woman and becomes her lover. She, in turn, becomes a vampire who transforms other women into her lovers and into vampires. The book follows her life over the decades. It starts in the 19th century, and then it keeps going into contemporary times.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Jewelle Gomez were recommended
The Best Vampire Books, recommended by Grady Hendrix
There are two essential features of a vampire, says award-winning author Grady Hendrix: they look just like us, and they need us. Beyond this, they are highly adaptable, and have stood in for pandemics, economic exploitation, addiction, abuse, true crime and lust. Here, Hendrix introduces five novels that have shaped this complicated monster.
