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10 Sexy Books Published in 2009new
And as I peruse the many books deemed by many opinions to be the best of the year or, grander yet, best of the decade, I find myself compiling a modest, literary list of my own: 10 Sexy Books Published in 2009.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Juliette Tang |
01-06-2010 |
Nonfiction
Stephen Elliott's Lacerating, All-Over-the-Place Memoir Pulls No Punchesnew
Whenever I read or hear "meta" or "postmodern" or "fiercely honest," I usually head for a lowbrow potboiler. But I'm not sure how else to describe The Adderall Diaries, a fiercely honest, postmodern work that's also more compulsively readable than the most pulpish thrillers.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friedman |
11-13-2009 |
Nonfiction
Character Witness: Stephen Elliott Talks S&M and '20/20'new
Elliott's new book, The Adderall Diaries, is a brilliantly executed memoir disguised as a true crime book.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Sampsell |
09-18-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fuck, American-Stylenew
You can tell a lot about a society by its wildest dreams and darkest fantasies. Sex for America's two dozen short stories suggest we are one sick nation.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
03-04-2008 |
Fiction
Politically Erectnew
Author Stephen Elliott convenes the randiest sons and daughters of our great republic for some seriously freaky love stories.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-21-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sex for America, Stephen Elliott
Dirty Wordsnew
Lusty busboys, plushies and Dick Cheney. Our book report on five new sex anthologies: Sex for America, The Eaten Heart: Unlikely Tales of Love, Do Me: Tales of Sex and Love from Tin House, SMUT Vol. 1, and My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead.
Willamette Week |
Melissa Lion |
02-13-2008 |
Books
Tags: Sex for America, Stephen Elliott
Close to Memoirnew
This collection is teeming with violent sexual encounters and damaged characters while maintaining a curious level of sentimentality.
New York Press |
Doug Black |
10-12-2006 |
Fiction
Political Fictionsnew
Novelist Stephen Elliott tried every method possible to translate the double-talking, bootlicking, unctuous world of the campaign trail into something everyone can understand.
Boston Phoenix |
Camlle Dodero |
10-14-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
