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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,... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Je ne Regrette Rien Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Integrity, Creativity, Unwarranted Kindness Q. What’s your best quality? A. Dialectic thinking. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Icarus, but with better luck! Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Memorable mouthiness. Learn more about Susie Bright

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Romantic Fiction Novels
Suite101.com, June 25, 2010
...the end? Books for Romance Writers How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica by Susie Bright On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells by Leigh Michaels Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas - This book is not...
Summer reading recommendations
San Francisco Chronicle, June 19, 2010
...less mouth to feed. But disturbingly, in this world (our world, really) even the crones believe in witches. Susie Bright Author of "I Dare You: 30 Sealed Seductions" Recommends: "Pagan Time: An American Childhood," by Micah Perks (2001) Perks' parents...
Festival of Books video invitational
Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2010
...Green and David Levithan. Alice Waters, T.C. Boyle, Sebastian Junger and Jerry Weintraub. Seth Grahame-Smith, Thomas Steinbeck, Susie Bright, Roxana Siberi, Anchee Min, Mark Danielewski and Wil Wheaton. And many more. And you. Record the sights and...
The reality of digital content - Seth Godin's View
Businessgyan, March 31, 2010
...of Print Publishing. The writing is on the wall. Interesting read: Seth Godin in his article refers to Susie Bright, her journal poignantly describes the plight of journalists and their changing role in the new media landscape. So it is not just...
Rachel Kramer Bussel's 'Mile High Club, and other lusty books for women
Examiner.com, March 13, 2010
...this ... Once upon a time, erotica for women was a virtual oxymoron. It wasn’t until editors like Susie Bright introduced the Herotica series that modern lovers could read about sex and passion from a woman’s perspective. Fortunately for connoisseurs...
Gifts From the Heart
Metronews, February 8, 2010
...sweetie's day with a smile. Check out all of the designs at www.kindnotes.com Feeling daring? Susie Bright's I Dare You: 30 Sealed Seductions is a beautiful little box filled with 30 sealed envelopes, each containing a simple dare. cards sealed inside of...
Dressing for Success on Valentine's Day
New York Times, January 28, 2010
...plunge-necked silk corset by the Parisian house Cadolle, copies of “X: The Erotic Treasury” by the literary sex-bomb Susie Bright and a mirrored tray with gold-plated handcuffs and a matching half-mask. Vitrines and glass cases throughout the store...
Critical Shopper | Kiki de Montparnasse and Agent Provocateur: Dressing for Success on Valentine's Day
New York Times, January 28, 2010
...plunge-necked silk corset by the Parisian house Cadolle, copies of “X: The Erotic Treasury” by the literary sex-bomb Susie Bright and a mirrored tray with gold-plated handcuffs and a matching half-mask. Vitrines and glass cases throughout the store...
Dressing for Success on Valentine?s Day
New York Times, January 27, 2010
...plunge-necked silk corset by the Parisian house Cadolle, copies of “X: The Erotic Treasury” by the literary sex-bomb Susie Bright and a mirrored tray with gold-plated handcuffs and a matching half-mask. Vitrines and glass cases throughout the store...
Sexy schoolteacher seduces scribes
Concordia Link, October 8, 2009
...as so sexually liberated, there?s no sex writing community,? she said. Roberts pointed to writers such as Susie Bright, Violet Blue and Audacia Ray as authors who have raised the profile of erotica and wants to see Montrealers get the same exposure....
The Red Umbrella Diaries: “Well Seasoned”
Viviane's Sex Carnival, August 3, 2010
...appeared in magazines like GQ and Penthouse and in multiple anthologies. She has been interviewed by the legendary Susie Bright for her Audible.com show “In Bed With Susie Bright,” and her work has been featured in fine online publications such as...
The Blowfish 5 Question Interview
The Blowfish Blog, July 25, 2010
...many out, but those are a few. Before that, I was very influenced by Patrick (then Pat) Califia, Susie Bright and Larry Townsend. Since then, my years at Good Vibrations influenced me a lot, and my 14+ years as an educator at SFSI have had a huge impact...
Book Review: The Best of Best American Erotica 2008
This Could Be Dangerous..., June 13, 2010
...know their wall color. The book is the 15th anniversary of The Best American Erotica series, edited by Susie Bright. The stories were picked from the 14 prior BAE editions; at the end of each story the author writes a few paragraphs about the piece –...
You Got Religion In My Porn!
Greta Christina's Blog, June 2, 2010
...Christian Domestic Discipline Penitence as a Perpetual Motion Machine "Deprogramming," from X: The Erotic Treasury , edited by Susie Bright...
BLUEBIRD—New book drops January 19
Ariel Gore, December 14, 2009
...You can pre-order Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness right now. Advance praise for Bluebird : Bluebird is the eclectic, funny, and honest chronicle of this empowering feminist quest for bliss. — Bust Magazine Evidence that no one gets...
New book drops January 19!
Ariel Gore, December 14, 2009
...Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness Bluebird is the eclectic, funny, and honest chronicle of this empowering feminist quest for bliss. — Bust Magazine Evidence that no one gets bullied into fake cheerfulness more than American women....
35 Down, 17 To Go "Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories" (52 Books, 52 Weeks)
Largehearted Boy, November 14, 2009
...Go "Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories" (52 Books, 52 Weeks) Having edited the Best American Erotica series for years, Susie Bright is an expert on what qualifies as sexy writing. Bitten collects 15 short stories that probe the dark side of sex. All these tales...
35 Down, 17 To Go “Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories” (52 Books, 52 Weeks)
cream.fm, November 14, 2009
...Having edited the Best American Erotica series for years, Susie Bright is an expert on what qualifies as sexy writing. Bitten collects 15 short stories that probe the dark side of sex. All these tales are as arousing as they...
34 Down, 18 To Go “Circus Parade” (52 Books, 52 Weeks)
cream.fm, November 7, 2009
...Atomic Books and receive 15% off this title. My next book is Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories , edited by Susie Bright. also at Largehearted Boy: 52 Books, 52 Weeks (2009 Edition) 52 Books, 52 Weeks (2008 Edition) 52 Books, 52 Weeks (2007 Edition) 52...
let them eat prozac
TampaBLAB, September 27, 2009
...huh. reading stuff that susie bright linked to, i came across David Healey’s Let them Eat Prozac. While I find Healey’s writing more than a little confusing — he’s not a good...
Bitten
Jiz Lee, September 10, 2009
...reading a new book right now, Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories , a collection of erotica short stories edited by Susie Bright . It will be the next review I do for CarnalNation.com; my first was on Visible: A Femmethology . This collection has been fantastic...
Guest Post by Susie Bright at (un)Death Match
RAINCOAST BOOKS, September 8, 2009
...Author, activist, performer, lecturer, audio show host, sex guru, teacher, AND mom, Susie Bright (whose website is NOT entirely safe for work just FYI—it’s about erotica people!) has a guest post today at (un) Death Match (our zombie vs. vampire...