CYNTHIA GÓMEZ at Books Inc. Alameda

CYNTHIA GÓMEZ at Books Inc. Alameda

Cynthia Gomez joins Books Inc. Alameda to read and sign copies of her new book, Nightmare Box and other Stories!

By Books Inc.

Date and time

Thursday, July 25 · 7 - 8pm PDT

Location

Books Inc.

1344 Park Street Alameda, CA 94501

About this event

  • 1 hour

Welcome to CYNTHIA GÓMEZ at Books Inc. Alameda! Join us for an engaging in-person event with the talented author Cynthia Gómez at Books Inc. in Alameda. Get ready for an exciting opportunity to meet the author, hear about her latest work, and maybe even get your book signed! Don't miss out on this fantastic chance to connect with a brilliant writer. See you there!

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Cynthia Gómez's debut collection is a magic-soaked love letter to Oakland, brimming with feminist rage. Its twelve stories center ordinary people-Latine, queer, working class-as they wield supernatural powers against oppression, loneliness, and dread.

A young queer man finds love at a magical clothing shop-and the courage to stand up to the homophobic cops. A witch who makes custom nightmares wonders why all her victims are connected to the Black Panthers-and who she's really working for. A soon-to-be father encounters a mysterious hitchhiker who tries pulling him back to the days of his violent past. A brand-new vampire, freshly hired at the blood bank, delights in her heightened sexual desire and superhuman strength.

Cynthia Gómez writes horror and other types of speculative fiction, set primarily in Oakland, where she makes her home. She has a particular love for themes of revenge, retribution, and resistance to oppression, and she loves to write dark and frightening things while cuddling with her shadow, aka her adorable little dog. Her work has appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, Luna Station Quarterly, and numerous anthologies.. You can find more of her work at cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com.

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