Local author helps bring black lesbian voices to literary table with ‘Bliss,’ a novel about struggle with sexuality, family and sense of self.

Fiona Zedde is a chef with words, cooking up spicy, flavorful tales that she hopes will satisfy the appetite of a malnourished audience.

After giving readers appetizers of her writing skills in anthologies including “Best Lesbian Erotica 2004” and “Va-Va-Voom: Red Hot Lesbian Erotica,” Zedde serves up a full course helping in her debut novel, “Bliss,” which was released Aug. 2.

Charis Books & More, the 30-year-old lesbian-feminist bookstore where Zedde also works part-time, hosts a launch party for the paperback on Aug. 6.

“There are so few books out that are written by, or about black lesbians,” says Zedde, a Jamaica native now living in Atlanta. “It’s an untapped market and an underserved community, and I really feel it’s important that we put out some of our experiences as black lesbians.” (Read full article here)