Erotica May Save Publishing

[The Straight Story]

Erotica May Save Publishing

Erotica May Save PublishingEver read any black urban erotic chick lit? How about wordy-porn featuring shape-shifting werewolves? No? Surely you must have picked up the S&M re-imagining of Robin Hood? Because it's masterworks like these that may revitalize publishing.

Apparently erotic books with names like Thong on Fire, by an author named Noire, who writes about "black American characters living in big cities and facing gritty drama, often involving crime, with erotic experiences," are one of the few growth areas in publishing.

Random House, Penguin, Kensington and Simon and Schuster are among the houses that have started imprints for authors like Noire. The average customer is a "middle class woman under 40," although increasing numbers of men are also locking the door before picking up their nightly reading, says author Brian Alexander. Kensington Books, with an unfortunate choice of phrase, say the market has "exploded," while San Francisco's Cleis Press has seen a sales increase of 56 per cent.

It's not just those who enjoy "gritty drama, often involving crime, with erotic experiences." that are contributing. Twihards and bodice-fetishists are also doing their part. Wolf Tales VIII, by Kate Douglas, apparently "opens with a male-male-female threesome." (We have to ask: which one is the wolf?) And here's the blurb for Bound by Honor, by a lady called Colette Gale:

http://gawker.com/5528234/erotica-may-save-publishing

Hmmm, I am thinking of some DU erotica books to write: "He wrote the post, slowly churning out his thoughts on the news - and her. His hand firm on the mouse, gripping it like the trigger of a gun ready to shoot his words all over the screen. Breastfeeding and smoking in one post...."