first discussion:
The Gilda Stories
by
Jewelle Gomez
Possibilities for future discussions:
Melissa Scott'’s ShadowMan, Mark
Merliss'’ Arrow’s Flight, Lois McMaster Bujold'’s Ethaf
Athos, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Heritage of Hastur, Robert
Heinlein's Friday, Raphael Carter's The Fortunate Fall, Lois
Lowry's The Giver, Pat Califia's Doc and Fluff, George
Nader's Chrome ...
Octavia Butler, Joanna Russ, Samuel Delany, Ted Sturgeon, Mercedes
Lackey, Michael Moorcock, Suzy McKee Charnas, James Tiptree, Jr., Ted
Sturgeon, John Varley, Nicola Griffith, David Gerrold, Charlotte Perkins
Gilman, Marge Piercy, Ursula Le Guin
topics might include:
Man-hating lesbians, transgendered Oz, SF porn & slash
childrens' fantasy, comics, The Harry Potter stories
the "Alien" films, Lizzie Borden'’s "Born in Flames", "Flash
Gordon", TV-sf, Xena: The Warrior Princess
(all decisions will be made by group consensus, of course)
Winner, 1991 Lambda Literary Award
Gilda is our foremost Black lesbian, former-slave, present & future vampire ... The Gilda Stories chronicles her life from the 19th century into the 22d ... Should be read by anyone who loves thoughtful, fun, queer, well-written, exciting stories ...
Jewelle Gomez is a Bay Area resident Black lesbian, executive director of the Poetry Center, SFSU.
Copies available
at:
- Books Inc.
- SF Public Library, Eureka Valley Branch
- A Different Light