Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: SOMETIMES SHE LETS ME and CAUGHT LOOKING (November 16, 7-11 PM EST)

Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
Welcome to the Naked Reader Book Club! This week we're chatting about Tristan Taormino's anthology Sometimes She Lets Me and Rachel Kramer Bussel and Alison Tyler's collection Caught Looking. From erotic butch/femme lesbian scenarios to sensual tales of voyeuristic and exhibitionistic lust, these two books are sure to warm up your mid-November night!



Sometimes She Lets Me
Best Butch Femme Erotica


Edited by Tristan Taormino
The Pleasure of Opposites


"Butch/femme is erotic iconography. Butch/femme is bulging jeans, smeared lipstick, stiletto heals, and sharp haircuts. It's about being read and being seen. Sometimes it's about passing or not passing. It's about individual identity and a collective sense of community. It's personal, political. It's a sexual electricity and power exchange. It's the visceral space between the flesh and the imagination."
— from the introduction by Tristan Taormino


Does the swagger of a confident butch make you swoon? Do your knees go weak when you see a femme straighten her stockings? In Sometimes She Lets Me, Tristan Taormino chooses her favorite butch/femme stories from the Best Lesbian Erotica series.

Even if you think you know what goes on in the bedroom between femmes and butches, these 22 stories will delight you with erotic surprises. In Joy Parks' delicious "Sweet Thing," the recently arrived town librarian shows a butch baker some new tricks in bed. On a chase through the woods, the stud in "Tag!", by D. Alexandria, find her baby girl by scent alone. And the girl in a pleated skirt gets exactly what she wants from her Daddy in Peggy Munson's "The Rock Wall."

Includes contributions by Alison L. Smith, Joy Parks, S. Bear Bergman, Amie M. Evans, Samiya A. Bashir, Rosalind Christine Lloyd, Kristen Porter, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, D. Alexandria, Anna Watson, Shannon Cummings, A. Lizbeth Babcock, Sparky, Elaine Miller, Isa Coffey, Skian McGuire, Jera Star, Toni Amato, Peggy Munson, Sandra Lee Golvin, and Sinclair Sexsmith.


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Caught Looking
Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists


Edited by Alison Tyler and Rachel Kramer Bussel

Watching a lover undress from the safety of a window or a hidden hole in the wall. Peeking at the neighbors through a crack in the blinds. Secretly watching others as they expose themselves, or reversing the equation by taking center stage to entertain them, can be some of life's naughtiest delights. For the dedicated voyeur, exhibitionist, or anyone who can't resist peeping when they know the shouldn't, Caught Looking offers scintillating fantasies by top writers in the genre.

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Both of the books we're discussing tonight push the boundaries, exploring scenarios and relationships that encourage the reader to contemplate which her (or his) sexual side. Opposites attract in Sometimes She Lets Me and Caught Looking-- and the dichotomy makes for very hot fiction!

What stories from these collections sparked your imagination? Do you find the concept of opposites attracting to be a potent formula for erotic exploration? Is the idea of yin and yang something best left to fiction, with real life being more about "birds of a feather?"

Whether you identify as butch, femme, voyeur, exhibitionist or none of the above, erotica is about expanding your mind and feeding your libido. So kick off your shoes, curl up with your computer and join us for a discussion that is sure to be as boundary-pushing as the books we're discussing!

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Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I'm not mixing up my days and this does start in like, 10 minutes?
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
Hi Julia! Yes, tonight is THE night! Welcome!
11/16/2010
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
Hello all! I really enjoyed this month's book selections and I hope real life relaxes enough that I can participate!
11/16/2010
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
Hi guys... tonight IS the night! I would have put out a "heads up" post but I've been out of town and actually just got back tonight. I don't know what it is, life is always scheduling things for me just when it's time for Naked Reader Book Club...


But im here! Phew!


How is everyone?
11/16/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
I'm here! just got home and having a dinner of cherry coke and goldfish crackers...so healthy.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Hello! Nice to "see" you all again
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Hi guys... tonight IS the night! I would have put out a "heads up" post but I've been out of town and actually just got back tonight. I don't know what it is, life is always scheduling things for me just when it's time for Naked ... more
Hey Laurel! I'm glad you made it back in time for NRBC!
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
So... as people start dropping in, let's get the discussion rolling!

Who read one or both books?
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Contributor: Kayla Kayla
I read Caught Looking!
11/16/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
I read Sometimes She Lets Me.
11/16/2010
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Hey Laurel! I'm glad you made it back in time for NRBC!
Me too... just in time to crack open a bottle of wine and talk about dirty books.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
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Originally posted by Kayla
I read Caught Looking!
We did too
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Me too... just in time to crack open a bottle of wine and talk about dirty books.
I'm always at work and can't partake in the wine

But I'm here! Scattered around catching up on things, but I'm here! lol
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We did too
Me 3! Or is that 4?
11/16/2010
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We did too
Caught Looking seems to be the popular title of the night—that's what I read too!
11/16/2010
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
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Originally posted by Tori Rebel
I read Sometimes She Lets Me.
I did, as well!
11/16/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Caught Looking seems to be the popular title of the night—that's what I read too!
*sigh*...always the oddball.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
I did, as well!
yay!
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
Okay, it seems like we have more Caught Looking readers at the moment, so let's start with Alison Tyler's delicious collection of voyeurs and exhibitionists!

What story or stories did you like best? Was your own preference/experience reflected in your favorites? Were there any scenarios you'd like to experience? (Or have already?)
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Okay, it seems like we have more Caught Looking readers at the moment, so let's start with Alison Tyler's delicious collection of voyeurs and exhibitionists!

What story or stories did you like best? Was your own ... more
I've always leaned towards being the voyeur than the exhibitionist, so some of these were things that I've wanted to witness. I personally loved well, most of the book. Some of the stories failed to capture my attention as fully as others, but I only had a hard time making it through one story, and that was only because male/male stories aren't my preference to read. However, I did really enjoy that one a lot too.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Okay, it seems like we have more Caught Looking readers at the moment, so let's start with Alison Tyler's delicious collection of voyeurs and exhibitionists!

What story or stories did you like best? Was your own ... more
Tight Spots by Debra Hyde was our shared favorite, because we remember those "old days" the journalist was writing about. Plus we have a Volkswagen
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Tight Spots by Debra Hyde was our shared favorite, because we remember those "old days" the journalist was writing about. Plus we have a Volkswagen
I have a confession to make. So do we. It's a 74 Superbeetle he bought when we dated the first time in high school, then he sold it when an ex of his started labeling it "their" car. A few years later, we're back together, and managed to buy the bug back! It's in storage until we have the space at home to finish fixing it up tho
11/16/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I have a confession to make. So do we. It's a 74 Superbeetle he bought when we dated the first time in high school, then he sold it when an ex of his started labeling it "their" car. A few years later, we're back together, and ... more
Coool! We've got the '72 Superbeetle here. Fun little cars, although the author was accurate in her story of love in a Beetle
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I've always leaned towards being the voyeur than the exhibitionist, so some of these were things that I've wanted to witness. I personally loved well, most of the book. Some of the stories failed to capture my attention as fully as others, ... more
You really liked the whole book, didn't you, Julia? ;-) That's great.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I have a confession to make. So do we. It's a 74 Superbeetle he bought when we dated the first time in high school, then he sold it when an ex of his started labeling it "their" car. A few years later, we're back together, and ... more
Oh, that's a great story! I love Bugs! (But my car is even smaller...)
11/16/2010
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
You really liked the whole book, didn't you, Julia? ;-) That's great.
I did too... I've always been very much a voyeur and in recent years the latent exhibitionist in me has begun to rise to the surface...so I especially enjoyed this whole book!
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Coool! We've got the '72 Superbeetle here. Fun little cars, although the author was accurate in her story of love in a Beetle
We never tried it. At the point he and I broke up, there was still a whole in the floor where the front seat should have been, lol
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
You really liked the whole book, didn't you, Julia? ;-) That's great.
I did actually, and it's rare for me to like every single story in a book, but I definitely told my friends about this one.
11/16/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kristina Wright
Oh, that's a great story! I love Bugs! (But my car is even smaller...)
Do you drive a Smart Car? lol
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