The Best American Erotica 2001

by Susie Bright (Editor)

Abandon your inhibitions. You are about to experience the most provocative, sensual fiction of the year.

In The Best American Erotica 2001, Marge Piercy introduces us to the nerd kid sex club, Nathan Englander explores the addictive power of a peep show, Jerry Stahl relates a dare from an extremely demanding girlfriend, and Dani Shapiro proves the difference between the fantasy and the reality of losing your virginity.

Twenty-two of America's finest writers bring something for everyone in The Best American Erotica 2001, which will gratify Susie Bright's fans and entice newcomers to her bestselling and always arousing series.

Contributors

Todd Belton · Marge Piercy · Cara Bruce · Matt Bernstein Sycamore · Tsaurah Litzky · Nathan Englander · Ginu Kamani · Joe Maynard · Wendy Becker · Jerry Stahl · Dani Shapiro · Dodie Bellamy · Dan Taulapapa McMullin · Claire Tristram · James Williams · M. J. Rose Damian Grace · Wade Krueger · Rosalind Christine Lloyd · Charles Flowers · Hanne Blank · Jack Murnighan

Genres: Erotica, Fiction, Short Stories, Sexuality, Anthologies

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Susannah "Susie" Bright (also known as Susie Sexpert) is a writer, speaker, teacher, audio-show host, performer, all on the subject of sexuality. She is one of the first writers/activists referred to as a sex-positive feminist.

Reviews

[Kristyn Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun short read with spicy stories.

[HeavyReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Best American Erotica series is so excellent! I really appreciate what Susie Bright has done with it.

In every edition, there are stories about men having sex with men, men having sex with women, women having sex with women, people having sex with themselves. Sometimes there are stories about humans having sex with space being. The stories include people of all genders and all sexual orientations, and the writing is GOOD! I never like every story in every edition, but I always like at least one story a whole lot.

[Velma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book of erotic shorts since it was published in 2001, and although I've read it several times, I've never before read it with an eye toward criticism. Turns out, it stands up (ha!) to scrutiny outside the sheets as well as between 'em.

There are several stand-outs here, including stories from authors well-known to me (Piercy) and new (Blank, Taulapapa, Grace). Not all were to my taste, but that's to be expected. All in all, a well-rounded smorgasbord of sexual storytelling, edited by the as-always reliable Ms. Bright.

[Nicholas Gourlay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Awful is the word that springs to mind. I didn’t find one decent story in this bunch. Only the very first story had any form of creative nature, freakish, but creative. I wasn’t quite sure what I was expecting when I got this from the library. I imagined love and erotic situations = good writing style. But it is just a jumble of homosexual and ‘forbidden’ acts that left me feeling anger and empty.