Episode 135 - Erotica

This episode we’re talking about Erotica! We discuss the relationship between erotica and porn, the differences between erotica and romance fiction, fanfiction, and much more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. Check out the transcript of this episode! In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Thirty by Jill Emerson   Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren La technique du périnée by Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot Kink: Stories edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell Permission by Saskia Vogel Neon Gods by Katee Robert Nerve Endings: The New Trans Erotic edited by Tobi Hill-Meyer Oglaf by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne (NSFW) Little Cat by Tamara Faith Berger Other Media We Mentioned Penthouse Letters The Fermata by Nicholson Baker Discards by Nicholson Baker Sex Criminals: Volume One: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky Nymph by Francesca Lia Block Small Favors: The Definitive Girly Porno Collection by Colleen Coover Chester 5000 by Jess Fink We Can Fix It: A Time Travel Memoir by Jess Fink Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Boyfriend edited by C. Spike Trotman Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman and EA Denich Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James Links, Articles, and Things Episode 070 - Erotic Romance Manga in Libraries: Spooky & Scary Manga (registration link!) #31SpookyManga Our Bookshop.org shop Erotica: Full-Frontal Shelving | Genre Spotlight @arkhamlibrarian (Librarian who posts pulp/smut covers fairly regularly) Chuck Tingle (Wikipedia) Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) (Wikipedia) Sherrilyn Kenyon (Wikipedia) Anne Bishop (Wikipedia) Sex magic (Wikipedia) Literotica Archive of Our Own ALA’s GNCRT’s Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List Bluebeard (fairy tale) (Wikipedia) Lemon Demon - Two Trucks Salt N Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex Creepypasta (Wikipedia) Monster erotica (Wikipedia) 18 Erotica books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Lover, the Lake/L'amant du lac by Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau Taking on the Billionaire by Robin Covington The Other Woman by Eric Jerome Dickey Garden of Flesh by Gilbert Hernandez In Her Closet by Tasha L. Harrison Lord of the Senses by Vikram Kolmannskog Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel by Walter Mosley The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman by Nedjma Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire Play With Me by Alisha Rai Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman, illustrated by Emilee Denich Haven by Rebekah Weatherspoon So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon The Carnal Prayer Mat by Li Yu The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth by Zane A Taste Of Sin by Fiona Zedde Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, October 19th when we’ll be playing a spooky game for Halloween! Then on Tuesday, November 2nd we’ll be discussing the non-fiction genre of Music!