Between the Sheets: Sex, Literature, and the Future of Erotic Fiction

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Between the Sheets: Sex, Literature, and the Future of Erotic Fiction

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74 minutes

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Feb 15, 2007

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In a society in which sex is both a major obsession and a major taboo, what is the function of erotic literature? Is there a new receptivity to thinking and writing about the sexual dimension? Join two award-winning American writers for a provocative discussion.

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Feb 15, 2007

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Between the Sheets: Sex, Literature, and the Future of Erotic Fiction

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