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The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Volume 4
Here in one electric volume is the finest erotic writing of 2002–2003, from writers around the world. These sensual and daring stories explore the erotic experience in all its weird and wonderful variety—tough and tender, mainstream and far out. This year's anthology features outstanding works from the pens of Patrick Califia, Molly Weatherfield, Alison Tyler, Thomas S. Roche, M. Christian, Mark Timlin, and O'Neil De Noux. Featuring intimate and titillating tales of, among others, how housework proves to be more seductive than sex and how a girl's illustrated body unveils the secret of her sexual life, The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 4 is a must-have new collection that promises excitement and inspiration in equal measure.
544 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
About the author
Maxim Jakubowski
283 books163 followersMaxim Jakubowski is a crime, erotic, and science fiction writer and critic.
Jakubowski was born in England by Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology Twenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention (Seacon '79) in Brighton. He also contributed a short story to that anthology. He has now published almost 100 books in a variety of areas.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop[1], the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly" and "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer". His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 4th Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website.
Jakubowski was born in England by Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology Twenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention (Seacon '79) in Brighton. He also contributed a short story to that anthology. He has now published almost 100 books in a variety of areas.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop[1], the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly" and "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer". His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 4th Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website.
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July 28, 2021
A panoply of hits and misses. My favourite is Memorandum by N.T. Morley.
April 5, 2010
Maxim Jakubowski's "Best New Erotica" series has been providing the showcase for the best in erotic short fiction for almost a decade now. Many anthologies concentrate on a specific niche of erotica: BDSM, Gay, Lesbian, By women for Women etc, Maxim covers all tastes and all styles of writing in his huge selection of the best of the year.
Maxim also provides a platform for new writers who want to see their stories in print. He searches sites such as ERWA and Clean Sheets for the best stories by new and established authors.
In 2004 Maxim selected my novella "American Holidays" to appear in his collection. You can read the story here: "American Holidays"
Maxim also provides a platform for new writers who want to see their stories in print. He searches sites such as ERWA and Clean Sheets for the best stories by new and established authors.
In 2004 Maxim selected my novella "American Holidays" to appear in his collection. You can read the story here: "American Holidays"
February 14, 2016
If sex was this boring, the human race would become extinct. None of these stories sticks in my mind at all. Just sort of read it, without "reading" it. Does that make any sense?
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