Synopses & Reviews
From Susie Bright, America's most outrageous and outspoken chronicler of the nation's sexual practices, comes this eagerly awaited new volume of the crème de la crème of erotic literature of 1998. Edited by Bright, whom the
San Francisco Chronicle describes as "the X-rated intellectual" and
The New York Times hails as "the voice of sweet reason and literacy," this sixth annual edition of a bestselling series is sure to satisfy old fans and leave newcomers begging for more.
The Best American Erotica 1999 cuts across the sexual spectrum to provide an anthology of the most arresting and provocative writing of the year.
Contributors: Elise D'Haene, Anne Tourney, Kelly McQuain, Richard Collins, Michael Thomas Ford, A. M. Homes, Thomas S. Roche Cecilia Tan, Jack Murnighan, Kevin Killian, Marian Phillips, Robin Sweeney, Ben Neihart, John Mason Skipp, Donald Rawley, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Tsaurah Litzky, Michael Bronski, Edo Van Belkom, Edward Falco, Keri Pentauk.
Review
Margot Mifflin The New York Times Book Review She's like a big sister eager to usher you into a forbidden world of free-range fantasy.
Review
Robert L. Pela The Advocate If Bright collected pennies as efficiently as she collects sexy stories, she'd be a zillionaire.
Synopsis
From Susie Bright, America's most outrageous and outspoken chronicler of the nation's sexual practices, comes this eagerly awaited new volume of the creme de la creme of erotic literature of 1998.
About the Author
Susie Bright is the editor of The Best American Erotica series and host of the weekly audio show In Bed with Susie Bright on Audible.com. She has been a columnist for Playboy and Salon, and has been profiled in USA TODAY, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and Vanity Fair, among other publications. An international lecturer on sexuality and feminism, she won the 2004 Writer of the Year Award at the Erotic Awards in London. Ms. Bright lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Table of Contents
ContentsA Special Note...and a New Publication Date
Introduction
ELISE D'HAENE
From Licking Our Wounds
ANNE TOURNEY
How to Come on a Bus
KELLY McQUAIN
Je t'aime, Batman, je t'adore
RICHARD COLLINS
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
MICHAEL THOMAS FORD
Jack
A. M. HOMES
From The End of Alice
THOMAS S. ROCHE
Up for a Nickel
CECILIA TAN
Penetration
JACK MURNIGHAN
Watershed
KEVIN KILLIAN
Spurt
MARIAN PHILLIPS
Three Obscene Telephone Calls
ROBIN SWEENEY
Picking Up Daddy
BEN NEIHART
The Number One Song in the Country
JOHN MASON SKIPP
All This and Heaven, Too
DONALD RAWLEY
Mother of Pearl
MARY ANNE MOHANRAJ
Fleeing Gods
TSAURAH LITZKY
The Balm That Heals
MICHAEL BRONSKI
Doctor Fell
EDO VAN BELKOM
The Terminatrix
EDWARD FALCO
Tell Me What It Is
KERI PENTAUK
Is Your Husband Obsessed with On-Line Pornography?
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