Best Sex Writing 2008 is almost done

I should be done for reals with Best Sex Writing 2008 next week. It's basically done I'm just waiting on permissions for a killer article that I will be sad if we can't include. I got everything else I wanted and all I have to say is that it's gonna be my best book yet, both in terms of some of the high-profile names and publications we're including and the range of really spot-on, intense, deep, complex pieces. I'll share my intro once it's gotten approved, but it's called, "One Little Word, Infinite Interpretations." I can't wait to turn this and the other almost-done projects in...so I can start on new ones. Seriously, I'm prouder of this than any smut I could ever write or edit. Not that I don't love erotica, cause clearly I do, but this is different. Meatier. More profound and speaks to me in a different way. And it'll be like a birthday present to me when it comes out. If you haven't heard from me yet about your submission, please be patient. I will get back to everyone, promise.



Captures the heart and soul of what’s happening behind the bedroom door, where lust, desire, gender, identity, sex work, and politics collide.

The best sex journalism of the year in one unforgettable book.

Do Jewish girls give better blowjobs? What does it mean to be a modern-day eunuch? Does abstinence-only sex education work? Would you want to work in the pink ghetto or live in the glass closet? How “hung” are African-American men? What happens to a celebrity sex tape star in Iran? Best Sex Writing 2008 answers these questions (and raises many more) as it probes the inner lives of those on the front lines — political, personal, and cultural — of lust.

From dangerous dildos to professional submissives, the erotic appeal of twins, sex work, pornography and much more, these authors delve into the underbelly of eroticism. Probing stereotypes, truths, and the tricky areas in between, Best Sex Writing 2008 opens the bedroom door and explores the complexity of modern sexuality with thought-provoking, cutting-edge essays and articles.