The ahem... erotica.... section please
I went into a bookstore today and wandered over to my favorite section, romance. I always have a list of titles or 'authors to buy' on me, so I pulled it out. Disappointingly, most of the titles weren't there, but I found it especially strange that I couldn't find hide nor hair of Lora Leigh. She's well known, big time. A friend said she was really good and I was hoping to pick something up.
Seeing I wasn't getting anywhere fast, I decided to ask a clerk. When the clerk heard the name she drew in close and spoke in a hushed whisper.
"Those are the NAUGHTY books. You'll find them in the erotica section."
Naughty books? Oh well. Spank me once and point me in the right direction lady.
Minus the spanking, she very happily walked me over to the area and pulled a handful of books down from the top shelf. She didn't even bat an eye when I picked two books to purchase, only nodded her approval.
I know erotica, and the topic of sex in general, makes people uneasy, but so many people really enjoy it, or at least they are secretly intrigued by it.
I just get a kick out of other people's reactions.
Seeing I wasn't getting anywhere fast, I decided to ask a clerk. When the clerk heard the name she drew in close and spoke in a hushed whisper.
"Those are the NAUGHTY books. You'll find them in the erotica section."
Naughty books? Oh well. Spank me once and point me in the right direction lady.
Minus the spanking, she very happily walked me over to the area and pulled a handful of books down from the top shelf. She didn't even bat an eye when I picked two books to purchase, only nodded her approval.
I know erotica, and the topic of sex in general, makes people uneasy, but so many people really enjoy it, or at least they are secretly intrigued by it.
I just get a kick out of other people's reactions.
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I worked in a book store for 2 years (awesome job, horrible pay) and we would shelve those books with romance, but people would complain that they were to hard to find, so one of my SA's (The Queen of Romance) made a seperate section for "Erotic Romance" under Romance. It was a hit, of course. But poeple would either show no difference or blush and stutter when they purchased them. We did have one woman from a Baptist Convention complain that we shouldn't have "those types of books" near the front of the store for easy viewing, of course we ignored her.
So at my store we used to order the most crazy books and place bets on how long it would take them to be purchased. We ordered "The Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting:A Hand in the Bush" This is a real book! Two weeks later a woman comes up to the counter with her four year old. The book is sandwhich in between two my little pony books, and she has it cover down! I try to scan the back, just her luck I can't and the working bar code was in the inside flap. I explained I would have to turn it over and why, when she tried to stop my in protest. She was apple red. Then her daughter says,"what kind of book, did you get mommy?" and i almost fell on the floor.
That would be embarrassing. But then again, I am the type that walks by the erotica section and covers up my embarrassment by looking very confused. Somehow, it makes me feel better. I do that to a degree in the romance section too, if I see someone I recognize or someone cute.
There's definitely no shame in my game...I'm not chagrined nor do I shy away from asking for ANY book that I want -- erotica included!
I'm with Alvin, if i want a book then I want it!!! Everyone has their own taste in what they like, I know mine varies depending on my mood....
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