On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction [Paperback]

Lindsay McClune (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2001

For 16 years, On Our Backs has published the lesbian community's sexiest and most controversial erotic fiction. Now, for the first time, the best stories from this groundbreaking magazine are collected in one volume. The talents of writers as varied as Dorothy Allison, Fetish Diva Midori, Jewelle Gomez, Pat Califia, Peggy Munson, Joan Nestle, and Sarah Schulman come together to provide stories of erotic intensity while also exploring many of the political and social issues surrounding lesbian sex. On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction will stimulate a new generation of women-intellectually and otherwise.

Lindsay McClune is a former associate editor of On Our Backs. A freelance editor, she makes her home in Portland, Oregon

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About the Author

Lindsay McClune is a former associate editor of On Our Backs. A freelance editor, she makes her home in Portland, OR.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555836526
• ISBN-13: 978-1555836528
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars On my back: nearly asleep, July 6, 2004

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Kasia Kowalewski (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction (Paperback)

Although I respect On Our Backs, and read their sister magazine Girlfriends, this anthology just didn't do it for me. The stories were too short, and stopped whenever it got to the "good stuff". Erotica doesn't have to be pornographic, but at least finish the sex scenes!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great collection of lesbian erotic short stories, August 22, 2003

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sarah (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction (Paperback)

mcclune does a great job of picking anthology-worthy short stories from the issues of on our backs. they don't all pass the 'wet test' in my opinion, but they are still well written for the most part and have intersting/realistic characters. i can't wait for the next one!

5.0 out of 5 stars 36 of the Best Short Stories..., September 17, 2006

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E. B. MULLIGAN "Bronwyn" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction (Paperback)

... from the first 20 years of On Our Backs magazine.

Stand out favorite was a warm and wonderful story from Lee Lynch, it was well written, poignant and passionate.

Excellent assortment of authors including the terrific -

Jewelle Gomez
Jess Wells
Dorothy Allison
Joan Nestle
Martha Miller
Lindsay Welsh
Robbi Sommers
Diane Anderson-Minshall


I enjoyed the author biographies.