Synopses & Reviews
Prepare to enter an erogenous zone. Enlightenment and arousal await you inside with the best erotic writing of the year.
In The Best American Erotica 2002, Jane Smiley illustrates the singular escapism found in the gentlest caress, Maggie Estep relates the surprising sexual happenings in a detox clinic, Francesca Lia Block explores the aquatic fantasies haunting a surfer, and Ernie Conrick introduces a tennis star and sex symbol who surrenders to an unusual coach. In these twenty-five stories you will also find cutting-edge work from other luminaries and from the Internet, where the next wave of erotica has matured into some of the most enticing writing around.
Susie Bright's experienced eye and wide-open mind deliver exceptional writing that will satisfy all tastes and preferences -- and the merely curious.
CONTRIBUTORS
Jamie Callan, Maggie Estep, Simon Sheppard, Debra Boxer, Andi Mathis, Adelina Anthony, Pam Ward, Francesca Lia Block, J. T. LeRoy, Laurie Sirois, Robert Devereaux, Stacey Richter, Gary Rosen, Lucy Taylor, Anne Tourney, Jane Smiley, Ernie Conrick, Nell Carberry, Nalo Hopkinson, Poppy Z. Brite, Paula Bomer, Michael Stamp, Tsaurah Litzky, Alma Marceau, Shaun Levin
Review
San Jose Mercury News Susie Bright is the widest-read, reviled, and revered sex expert in America.
Review
San Francisco Chronicle The X-rated intellectual.
Synopsis
Bright, who first brought erotic literature into the mainstream almost 20 years ago, is back with another collection of surprising, sexually charged stories.
Synopsis
Prepare to enter an erogenous zone. In The Best American Erotica 2002, Jane Smiley illustrates the singular escapism found in the gentlest caress, Maggie Estep relates the surprising sexual happenings in a detox clinic, Francesca Lia Block explores the aquatic fantasies haunting a surfer, and Ernie Conrick introduces a tennis star and sex symbol who surrenders to an unusual coach. In these twenty-five stories you will also find cutting-edge work from other luminaries and from the Internet, where the next wave of erotica has matured into some of the most enticing writing around. Susie Bright's experienced eye and wide-open mind deliver exceptional writing that will satisfy all tastes and preferences -- and the merely curious. CONTRIBUTORS: Jamie Callan, Maggie Estep, Simon Sheppard, Debra Boxer, Andi Mathis, Adelina Anthony, Pam Ward, Francesca Lia Block, J. T. LeRoy, Laurie Sirois, Robert Devereaux, Stacey Richter, Gary Rosen, Lucy Taylor, Anne Tourney, Jane Smiley, Ernie Conrick, Nell Carberry, Nalo Hopkinson, Poppy Z. Brite, Paula Bomer, Michael Stamp, Tsaurah Litzky, Alma Marceau, Shaun Levin.
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
ContentsIntroduction
Talk About Sex: An Orientation
Jamie Callan
Joe
Maggie Estep
In Deep
Simon Sheppard
The Lesson
Debra Boxer
Penny Candy
Andi Mathis
Cowboy
Adelina Anthony
A Clean Comfortable Room
Pam Ward
Mer, from Nymph
Francesca Lia Block
Driving Lesson, from Sarah
J. T. LeRoy
Orange Phone
Laurie Sirois
On the Dangers of Simultaneity, Or, Ungh, Mmmm, Oh-Baby-Yeah, Aaah, Oooh...UH-OH!
Robert Devereaux
When to Use
Stacey Richter
Champagne Tastes on a Crystal Budget
Gary Rosen
Stiletto
Lucy Taylor
Ropeburn
Anne Tourney
From Horse Heaven
Jane Smiley
Backhand
Ernie Conrick
Night Train
Nell Carberry
Ganger (Ball Lightning)
Nalo Hopkinson
Homewrecker
Poppy Z. Brite
Two Years
Paula Bomer
Trolls
Michael Stamp
Reading Lolita on the 9:25
Tsaurah Litzky
From Lofting
Alma Marceau
The Whole Bloody Story of My Life from Beginning to End
Shaun Levin
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