Erotica 2005, and Best New Erotica 4, Short Stories

Description of First Book: Erotica 2005

Inside Binding: The Best American Erotica 2005, Edited by Susie Bright

Susie Bright is the fearless boundary crosser of contemporary erotica, and The Best American Erotica 2005 features stories of unprecedented literary pedigree and a stunning breadth of imagination.

Pulitzer Prize- Winner Jane Smiley details a beautiful erotic interlude in an otherwise sordid real estate deal; Mary Gaitskill celebrated the unexpected ardor of one middle-aged couple; Steve Almond reminisces about the best one-man/three girl Ecstasy party ever; Nelson George recounts the erotic escapades that befall a young man who accompanies a celebrity athlete when he picks up a gaggle of girls; and Carol Queen explores the joys of making love with summer fruit.  Readers will also thrill to the year's most stellar stories from every imaginable erotic genre.

Susie Bright has been the editor of the Best American Erotica series since 1993. She is the host of "In Bed with Susie Bright" on Audible.com. A columnist for Playboy, Salon, and Libida, Bright has been profiled in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and Vanity Fair. She lives in California.

Description of Second Book: Best New Erotica 4

Experience new worlds of erotica from the best international writers.  The mammoth book of Best New Erotica, The hottest annual collection including stories from: Alison Tyler, Thomas S. Roche, Molly Weatherfield, O'Neil De Noux, Patrick Califia, Mark Timlin and many more. . . Edited by Maxim Jakubowski

Here in one electric volume is the finest erotic writing of 2003-04 from writers around the world.  These stories explore the erotic experience in all its weird and wonderful variety, tough and tender, mainstream and far out. 

-A young woman falls under the spell of her tattooist

-The very private life of a travel agent

-Relationships that dance to the tune of American vacation dates

-A girl's illustrated body unveils the secret of her sexual life

-Rock music becomes the key to unlocking lurid past adventures

-When housework proves more seductive than sex

A must-have new collection that promises excitement and inspiration in equal measure.

Susie Bright has been the editor of the Best American Erotica series since 1993. She is the host of "In Bed with Susie Bright" on Audible.com. A columnist for Playboy, Salon, and Libida, Bright has been profiled in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and Vanity Fair. She lives in California.