Best Lesbian Erotica 1996 [Paperback]

Tristan Taormino (Editor), Heather Lewis (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

Contributions by Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Pat Califia, Trish Thomas, Linda Smukler, and Wickie Stamps highlight a collection of lesbian erotica, the first volume in a proposed annual series. Simultaneous. IP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Cleis Pr (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157344054X
• ISBN-13: 978-1573440547
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,429,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, editor, and educator. She is the author of four books and editor of eighteen anthologies, including the Lambda Literary Award-winning series Best Lesbian Erotica. Her popular Village Voice column 'Pucker Up' is nationally syndicated. Tristan has been featured in over 250 publications including The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, Details, New York Magazine, and Men's Health. She has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, Loveline, Ricki Lake, and on HBO, CNN, MTV, and The Discovery Channel. She lectures at top colleges and universities and teaches workshops around the world.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring Beginning of a Great Series, July 11, 2001

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Julia Starkey (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Lesbian Erotica 1996 (Hardcover)

I picked this book up because I've read, and adored, the Best Lesbian Erotica 1999, 2000 and 2001 editions. I figured the book that started it all of couldn't be bad. I was wrong. The first story is about.....eating glue as a child in kindergarten. Impressively not erotic. About half the stories in this collection don't have any actual sex in them, and few of the stories that have to do with sex are actually arousing. I skipped over two stories as too boring and confusing to bother with, and had to force myself to make it to the end (where I was rewarded by a hot story by Pat Califia). Don't trying to track this down, as most of the few good stories in it are reprinted in Best of Best of Lesbian Erotica.

5.0 out of 5 stars a piece of history, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Lesbian Erotica 1996 (Hardcover)

I actually loved this book. Granted, some of the stories seem dated now that almost a decade has passed - but the heart of the stories still speaks to me.
To think that the publishers had the faith to go with this series that now is the power house of lesbian erotica collections is amazing.
I got my copy early this year and was lucky enough to have it signed by the editor. Now all I need is to get my hands on a 2003 out-of-print award winning year!
Enjoy.