Hi and welcome to the Naked Reader Book Club discussion! I'm Kristina Wright, your book club moderator.
Tonight we will be discussing two books: Lori Bryant-Wooldridge's Can't Help the Way That I Feel: Sultry Stories of African American Love, Lust and Fantasy and Cole Riley's Making the Hook-Up: Edgy Sex with Soul. Here are some thoughts and questions to get the conversation started, as well as a little bit about each book:
In Can't Help the Way that I Feel, Lori Bryant-Woolridge offers up a variety of stories of sensual enticements and includes three "story starters" designed to spark your erotic imagination. Do these unfinished stories make you more inclined to share the book with your lover? How do you interpret Bryant-Wooldridge's theme of "Lead Me Into Temptation?"
Urban fiction has a large and dedicated fan base and the roots of "street lit" are often dark and dystopic, but Cole Riley explores the depth and variety of black sexuality in In Making the Hook-Up. What books or authors do you think of when you hear the phrase "urban fiction?" Does Riley's take on African American erotica break new ground for the genre?
If you've read one or both of the books, we welcome your feedback, recommendations and insight into what defines African American erotica. If you haven't read the books or are new to the genre, please stop by for a lively discussion that will whet your appetite for more! As always, gift cards will be awarded to a few lucky participants!
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Can't Help the Way That I Feel: Sultry Stories of African American Love, Lust and Fantasy
Some temptations are just too tantalizing to ignore. Can't Help the Way That I Feel, edited by Emmy award-winning and Essence bestselling author Lori Bryant-Woolridge, is a collection of titillating stories, each exploring a delicious enticement. In "The Sangria Seduction," lemon sangria becomes the elixir of lust for a player trying to seduce the naughty out of one very nice girl. Hard as she tries, a God-fearing Georgia peach in "Bubble Music" can't resist getting her hands dirty at an erotic art party. A birthday massage in "Tandem" takes a decidely lusty turn when a team of hot masseuses rub their client in all the right ways. Making this erotic anthology unique and utterly fun are the "Lead Me Into Temptation" story bites—three short but deliciously sweet story starters designed to get your juices flowing and inspire your own ultimate tale of love, lust, and fantasy!
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Making the Hook-Up: Edgy Sex with Soul
Edited by Cole Riley, a master of urban fiction, Making the Hook-Up is a sensationally authentic set of stories that revels in all the richness and variety of black sexuality. Well-written, passionate, and provocative, this erotic anthology is a feast for the senses and a treat for the soul.
Cole Riley holds no bounds in this book of bold, black erotica, with stories as creative as the soulful simmer of Nina Simone, as urgent as the barely concealed bite of John Lee Hooker, and as innovative as the muted moans of Miles Davis.
Tonight we will be discussing two books: Lori Bryant-Wooldridge's Can't Help the Way That I Feel: Sultry Stories of African American Love, Lust and Fantasy and Cole Riley's Making the Hook-Up: Edgy Sex with Soul. Here are some thoughts and questions to get the conversation started, as well as a little bit about each book:
In Can't Help the Way that I Feel, Lori Bryant-Woolridge offers up a variety of stories of sensual enticements and includes three "story starters" designed to spark your erotic imagination. Do these unfinished stories make you more inclined to share the book with your lover? How do you interpret Bryant-Wooldridge's theme of "Lead Me Into Temptation?"
Urban fiction has a large and dedicated fan base and the roots of "street lit" are often dark and dystopic, but Cole Riley explores the depth and variety of black sexuality in In Making the Hook-Up. What books or authors do you think of when you hear the phrase "urban fiction?" Does Riley's take on African American erotica break new ground for the genre?
If you've read one or both of the books, we welcome your feedback, recommendations and insight into what defines African American erotica. If you haven't read the books or are new to the genre, please stop by for a lively discussion that will whet your appetite for more! As always, gift cards will be awarded to a few lucky participants!
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Can't Help the Way That I Feel: Sultry Stories of African American Love, Lust and Fantasy
Some temptations are just too tantalizing to ignore. Can't Help the Way That I Feel, edited by Emmy award-winning and Essence bestselling author Lori Bryant-Woolridge, is a collection of titillating stories, each exploring a delicious enticement. In "The Sangria Seduction," lemon sangria becomes the elixir of lust for a player trying to seduce the naughty out of one very nice girl. Hard as she tries, a God-fearing Georgia peach in "Bubble Music" can't resist getting her hands dirty at an erotic art party. A birthday massage in "Tandem" takes a decidely lusty turn when a team of hot masseuses rub their client in all the right ways. Making this erotic anthology unique and utterly fun are the "Lead Me Into Temptation" story bites—three short but deliciously sweet story starters designed to get your juices flowing and inspire your own ultimate tale of love, lust, and fantasy!
******
Making the Hook-Up: Edgy Sex with Soul
Edited by Cole Riley, a master of urban fiction, Making the Hook-Up is a sensationally authentic set of stories that revels in all the richness and variety of black sexuality. Well-written, passionate, and provocative, this erotic anthology is a feast for the senses and a treat for the soul.
Cole Riley holds no bounds in this book of bold, black erotica, with stories as creative as the soulful simmer of Nina Simone, as urgent as the barely concealed bite of John Lee Hooker, and as innovative as the muted moans of Miles Davis.
