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Only 50 VIP bundles are available—once they're gone, the coven closes!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eCrowne Books\u003c\/span\u003e proudly presents \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFangs \u0026amp; Fiction: A Black Vampire Literary Gala\u003c\/strong\u003e, an immersive mini virtual festival celebrating Black vampire fiction while raising money in real life for a cause that matters. This is a spooky season literary event you cannot miss!\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e📚 Reading with a Purpose: Our $500 Goal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis night is about culture, storytelling, and active community care. We have set a collective festival milestone to raise \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e$500.00 for vital Sickle Cell Disease research\u003c\/strong\u003e—a cause deeply connected to the health, longevity, and wellness of the Black community.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e🩸 Coven Care in Action:\u003c\/strong\u003e We are donating \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e$5.00 from every single VIP ticket sold\u003c\/strong\u003e directly to the research fund.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e🩸 Signed, Sealed, Delivered:\u003c\/strong\u003e We believe in absolute transparency. 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In 2027, we are taking things from the vampire crypts to the mystical oceans and enchanted forests with \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFins \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e (for Black MerMay Day) and \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFae \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e (for Black Fae Day).\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e👉🏾 Don't get left in the dark 🕯️\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSign up for our store’s newsletter to unlock discount codes, early access tickets, and more!\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eNote: Private Zoom links will be sent straight to your emails closer to the event date. 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After being initiated into eternal life as one who \"shares the blood\" by two women there, Gilda spends the next two hundred years searching for a place to call home. An instant lesbian classic when it was first published in 1991, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gilda Stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas endured as an auspiciously prescient book in its explorations of blackness, radical ecology, re-definitions of family, and yes, the erotic potential of the vampire story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gilda Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is groundbreaking not just for the wild lives it portrays, but for how it portrays them--communally, unapologetically, roaming fiercely over space and time.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eEmma Donoghue, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRoom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Jewelle Gomez sees right into the heart. 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