Best Sex Writing 2012
The State of Today's Sexual Culture
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- USD 15.99
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- USD 15.99
Descripción editorial
In Best Sex Writing 2012, editor Rachel Kramer Bussel and judge Susie Bright collect the year’s most challenging and provocative nonfiction articles on this endlessly evocative subject. The essays here comprise a detailed, direct survey of the contemporary American sexual landscape. Major commentators examine the many roles sex plays in our lives in these literate and lively essays. From an "X-Rated Jew," a sex blogger's custody battle and teen sex laws to SlutWalks, female pleasure workshops, porn star celebrities, gays in the military, and "guys who like fat chicks," Best Sex Writing 2012 goes behind the headlines to explore the intricacies of sex and aging, sex and the law, and many other hot topics. With a foreword and selections by renowned sexpert Susie Bright, this collection is timely, powerful and provocative, and touches on the most cutting-edge issues facing our culture today.
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In Radclyffe's fourth annual anthology of tales generally more tender than torrid, 17 authors explore many permutations of lesbian love: falling for a housemate (Cheyenne Blue's "Rule 4"), lusting after a best friend (Catherine Paulssen's "Misty and Me" and Geneva King's "Note to Self"), and a purportedly straight woman making a move on her openly gay colleague (Radclyffe's own "Training Op"). Of particular note is Sheree L. Greer's lovely "A Prom Story in Three Parts," the story of a young woman torn between what society deems acceptable and what her heart demands. The most overtly erotic tale is Theda Hudson's endearing "What No One Else Has," but it leavens corsetry and kink with deep feelings and sweetness. Many of these heroines would benefit from longer stories where readers could get emotionally invested in their budding relationships, but this is still an enjoyable collection with plenty of appeal.
