Our Erotic Book Club in Time Out

Oooooh! Our Erotic Book Club is featured in a little write up in this week's Time Out Magazine!

As they so eloquently put it:

"Think that book clubs are all about Healthcliffe, Darcy and Mr Rochester? Here's a naughtly little soirée to prove you otherwise. At this alternative book club, there's a new saucy fiction each month (this month it's 'Emmanuelle', so get flicking quickly) to get your teeth into alongside a young, hip east London audience (and not a crusty old lech in sight!). What's more, it's free and you're encouraged to bring a bottle too."

Check out the review here and come along to our next book club, held on the last Thursday of the month at the fantastic Bokship at Donlon Books

WIN a copy of Yes, Ma'am!

In conjunction with the lovely literary types at Clies Press, Please Sir, We Want Some More! are pleased to give away to one very lucky reader a copy of Yes, Ma'am: Erotic Stories of Male Submission!

Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, this is a tasty collection of erotic stories exploring the deepest desires of men where women have all the control. Check out Robin's review here!

TO WIN all you have to do is Twitter the following line:

I love @PSWWSM and I want to win a copy of Yes, Ma'am!

Winner will be announced via Twitter next Friday 11 June.

Clies PressYes Sir & Yes Ma'am

The lovely people at Cleis Press recently sent us a couple of copies of their deliciously naughty books to review for our blog. Excitedly one morning Fanny opened a package containing Yes Sir and Yes Ma'm for our consumption. Being avid naughty book readers, and even running London's only Erotic Book Club, we couldn't wait to get stuck into their saucy pages. With fantasies of both male and female submission at the firm hands of latex and leather clad members of the opposite sex, it seemed right up our street. Now it's just going to be a case of fighting over which ideas we get to play out first...

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What a wonderful homework assignment we had here. With fantasies of both crawling up to Fanny's leather boots, and also making her shine mine, this was going to be interesting. Both books present a series of stories from both male and female writers ranging from scenes where female submissives masturbate according to email instructions from their masters, through to tales of an OCD tea making man discussing with his Mistress their impending threesome and the delights that await. The stories were short enough to keep your attention and very well written, rising far above generic 'porn' writing. My personal favourites included the above mentioned "Tea For Three" , "Wedding Night" and "Rope Burn" from Yes Ma'm, plus "Lunch" from Yes Sir amongst many others. My favourite part of reading these was on the train to Paris with Fanny, reading them together and teasing each other over which parts we liked whilst people dozed around us. These books definitely start in your head and work their way down, with scenes still replaying in my head when I close my eyes. Oh my Fanny, this could be a rather naughty month ahead of us whilst we work out who's on top. 5 firm full handed slaps on the bottom out of 5.

The Erotic Potential Of My Wife

The story of an OCD collector, who's gradually been shunned from society due to his habits of obsessing over collections of cocktail sticks, campaign badges, labels on melons etc. Hector, our protagonist, is driven to attempted suicide over his out of control hobby to collect things. On the brink of recovery he meets Brigitte, the love of his life and attempts to put all of his past behind him and settle down to a regular life. However watching her wash the windows in their flat one day, causes Hector to have the most erotic moment of his life, soon he's doing everything he can to turn the windows dirty again and re-live the sight of his wife's beautiful legs on the ladder as she washes them. One thing leads to another and before we know it, Hector is caught up in his need to collect moments of her teetering on ladders, as we read about how this affects the couple and their surrounding odd collection of friends and relatives.

I picked up this book after reading a staff choice card on it in Waterstones one day, that, and the fact that it's got a rather lovely pair of well illustrated legs on the cover sold it to me (foot fetishist, me? never!). I really really loved this book, it reads like a script for a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film. Hector's odd obsession over his wife can easily be transferred onto all the little fetishes that we keep amongst our relationships, and the way that they affect our lives. Although tragic at times, this is a love story, a story of understanding fetishes and learning to embrace and celebrate the oddities in each other. This isn't an erotic novel, per se, which is why I've not nominated it for our Erotic Book Club, however for anyone who's a bit sexually wonky, I would highly recommend this read. There are sex scenes, there are tales of nude dinner parties, and indecent exposure in it, however the true eroticism of the book comes from the relationship that Hector and Brigitte have, and how it develops. It's funny, it's a little kinky, it's poignant, it's a little saucy and most of all it's a great read.

Pleasure Bound: True Bondage Stories

Edited by Alison Tyler and published by Cleis Press, 'Pleasure Bound' is 23 true tales of BDSM erotica and is available through The Book Depository and other leading literature websites.

Who say's a leopard can't change it's spots? Ok, so the majority of my fantasies revolve around powerful women in killer heels with smoldering scowling eyes. However the stories of submissive ladies getting off by being tied up, spanked and taken just past their limits in this collection certainly did it for me. This was a wonderful collection of short BDSM stories, which perfectly hit the mark. True it could have been a bit more balanced in terms of which gender was topping which (it felt a bit like the male submissive stories were stuck in at the end to make up numbers) and some stories were much better written than others. But never the less, this was a HOT collection, and I found myself jumping straight into the next story as soon as I'd finished one. Being based on true stories, and written from people who obviously get turned on by these things, it felt like a really warm and loving description of something which can to the outside seem quite scary. I'd probably tie it to the rafters in my ceiling and make it beg for 4 firm slaps out of 5.		Robin's bookshelf is stuffed with collections like these, so it is safe to say I've perused a few and have to admit I'm not usually compelled to read beyond a story or two. However, I found 'Pleasure Bound' quite enjoyable, and was happy to find more than a handfull of stories rather fun, including King of the Road, Yes Master, On The Mend, and Do I Look Like I'm Joking? The appeal for me was definitely in the fact that these were supposedly based on something each writer had experienced. I liked the confessional element it bought to each story - but then maybe that is the good Catholic school girl coming out in me. I also enjoyed how each story betrayed a more intimate look at BDSM relationships than such stories normally do, showing that these were experiences that often occurred in loving, supportive, safe environments. Some may find the variety in the stories pretty limited, as they were mainly about female submissives, but I definitely wasn't complaining. 'Pleasure Bound' gets 3 firm spanks out of 5 from me.

EROTIC BOOK CLUB: This month - Girls!

This month we will be reading Girls by Nic Kelman

"This sure-to-be-controversial first novel is told entirely in the second person by a series of nameless, interchangeable high-level businessmen. All of them share a predilection for young girls, which they describe in pornographic detail. A banker on a business trip to Korea follows the advice of his older boss and orders a hooker from room service. He is shocked by the fact that she is barely out of adolescence, but that seems to fuel his passion, and although he knows he should feel guilty, instead he feels fantastic. A CEO who is vacationing with family friends starts having sex with their teenage daughter; his obsession leads to his own divorce and a lawsuit from his former friends.. Disturbing erotica that is sure to draw requests." Joanne Wilkinson

Join us on the 25th February to discuss it...

For more details see our Erotic Book Club website!

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Naughty gifts for Christmas Under £100!

So we have been rather busy over the last month, trying to find each other delightfully naughty (but tasteful, of course) seasonal gifts, and thought we should share the spoils with you! So here's our cheap, and a little dirty, stocking fillers for your lover (and maybe, just a treat for you).

Arthur de Pins "Peches Mignons" 2010 calendar

12 months of these these wonderfully ripe rumped ladies? Oh yes please. Arthur de Pins' drawings always make us giggle.

History of German Porn: Gretchen Kraut Collection

A pretty collection of vintage German erotic photography. Sadly sans lederhosen and Schnitzel.

Rufskin Scout denim pants

Well, who wants Y-fronts for Xmas anyway?

Lou Lou Loves You panties

Not only as this silky cutie wonders handmade by a hot curvy lady, but they actually fit your whole bum! No matter round it may be.... And make it look rather edible at that!

Tom of Finland Eau de Parfum

Something tells us this smells like a well worn leather thong. And of course, we like that.

Agent Provocateur paddle

Cute bottom sadly not included.

"Hotel des Doux Plaisirs" dessert plates

We don't really suggest you stuff these in a stocking... but they may make for a rather interesting Christmas if you serve pudding on them!

Coco de Mer Gold Pleasure/Pain Peg

For the hedonist who already has it all.

And stay tuned for more indulgent gifts of desire later this week! x

"Macho Sluts" by Patrick Califia

Originally published in 1988 by Alyson Books, Patrick Califia's "Macho Sluts" has been re-released in the UK this month by Arsenal Pulp Press. Brimming with sordid tales of gender bender BDSM, the book covers everything from Lesbians being topped by Gay male cops, through to a vampire fetish club blood letting love story, even a little vanilla sex is thrown in for good measure. Setting itself above most porn with very well written and paced stories, Pat takes us on a journey through a world of leather, pleasure, pain and a lot of hot fucking. Accompanying the stories is an essay berating censorship of erotica and timely advice (written as it was in the height of the Aids scare) on safe sex. A must have for anyone's naughty book cabinet.
Wow, what a collection, Jesus Christ, this is not a book you can read on the tube to work (although a friend of mine has tried). The stories depict hot unashamedly filthy deviant tales of sex, but always with a sense of love. The characters indulge in their passions and perversions with gusto, however they are always written with a sense of respect from Califia. My personal favourites included the story of the young girl being given a loving discipline session before being sent off to boarding school and the tale of the Cops mentioned above. In an almost Rolad Dahl way a lot of the stories have a surprising twist at the end which takes me back to the point that this is much better written and much more than just a collection of tales to beat off to. In summary this would get 5 hard canings, a wax drip and a good fisting out of five.		Oh, Saint Pat. How I adore thee. And how important this book has been, that reading it over 20 years after its original release, it still feels like there is space in the market / community / cosmos for such a title to be released. Amusingly, we previously hunted down an old edition prior to re-release to peruse, but it did result in me causing a series of 2nd hand book shop attendants on Charring Cross Rd to blush very hard upon enquiring if they possibly had the title. I love the introduction and how Califia firmly challenges the previously (and still somewhat) very guarded lesbian community to be more open and fluid with their fantasies and play times. And I think Pat was pretty successful as the not only are the subjects but the style a total win, making this a very entertaining read. I undoubtedly give it the full 5 Fanny fingers of fun.