The Best American Erotica 1996 - Softcover

A collection of stories -- some straight, some gay, some funny, some very dark indeed -- by such erotic luminaries as Cecilia Tan, Susanna Moore, and Robert Olen Butler. Tan's "Pearl Diver" is a short but stunning tale of autoerotica. Fans of pagers and cellular phones will enjoy Amelia Copeland's sly story, "His Little Plan Backfired." David Shields plays merrily with a fetish in "Girls Who Wear Glasses." Aaron Travis' "The Hit" is raw and violent. There's something for every taste here.

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.