The Best American Erotica

Commendation Quotes: "She's like a big sister eager to usher you into a forbidden world of free-range fantasy." -- MARGOT MIFFLIN, The New York Times Book ReviewJacket Description/Back: 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. 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. Review Quotes: 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 Quotes: 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 Quotes: Robert L. Pela "The Advocate" If Bright collected pennies as efficiently as she collects sexy stories, she'd be a zillionaire. Table of Contents: ContentsA Special Note...and a New Publication DateIntroductionELISE D'HAENEFrom "Licking Our Wounds"ANNE TOURNEYHow to Come on a BusKELLY McQUAINJe t'aime, Batman, je t'adoreRICHARD COLLINSThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaMICHAEL THOMAS FORDJackA. M. HOMESFrom "The End of Alice"THOMAS S. ROCHEUp for a NickelCECILIA TANPenetrationJACK MURNIGHANWatershedKEVIN KILLIANSpurtMARIAN PHILLIPSThree Obscene Telephone CallsROBIN SWEENEYPicking Up DaddyBEN NEIHARTThe Number One Song in the CountryJOHN MASON SKIPPAll This and Heaven, TooDONALD RAWLEYMother of PearlMARY ANNE MOHANRAJFleeing GodsTSAURAH LITZKYThe Balm That HealsMICHAEL BRONSKIDoctor FellEDO VAN BELKOMThe TerminatrixEDWARD FALCOTell Me What It IsKERI PENTAUKIs Your Husband Obsessed with On-Line Pornography?ContributorsReader's DirectoryCreditsReader SurveyPublisher Marketing: 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. 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 Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/1999 pg. 102 (EAN 9780684843957, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2006 pg. 1141 (EAN 9780743289627, Paperback) Library Journal 02/01/2007 pg. 72 (EAN 9780743289627, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 12/12/2005 pg. 38 (EAN 9780743258524, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2005 pg. 1287 (EAN 9780743258524, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2001 pg. 1623 (EAN 9780684869155, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 01/21/2002 pg. 66 (EAN 9780684869155, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 01/10/2000 pg. 46 (EAN 9780684843964, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Bright, Susie Susie Bright is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including The Best American Erotica series, the first three editions of Herotica, Sexwise, and The Sexual State of the Union. She has written for Esquire, Playboy, Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and is a regular columnist for the on-line magazine Salon. She lectures and performs at theaters and universities nationwide and currently lives in Northern California.