Tag: erotica

So, This Whole “New Adult” Thing: Part One

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I heard there was this ABC Nightline special on New Adult fiction, so I thought I better try and distill my thoughts in anticipation of a discussion about it with my grandma. We have dinner most Sunday nights. Not that it isn’t something that has been on my mind for a while. I’ve been mulling this over… Continue reading So, This Whole “New Adult” Thing: Part One

Tales from the Teen Zone: 50 Shades of Grey

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UPDATE 7/1/2012: I’m surprised by how many people have come across this blog by googling some permutation of should teenagers read 50 Shades of Grey? I haven’t actually read 50 Shades, just excerpts on the Internet and the 50 Shades of Suck tumblr. I wrote about my feelings on the book here. For the record,… Continue reading Tales from the Teen Zone: 50 Shades of Grey

50 Shades of Grey

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If you’ve opened a newspaper, a magazine, your favorite blog, or turned on your favorite morning news program any time over the last couple months, you’ll have seen the coverage of what so many have found startling: that women like to read about sex. The sensation over Twilight fanfiction turned bestseller with a six figure… Continue reading 50 Shades of Grey

The Slow Burn: April & Oliver by Tess Callahan

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My sister has been studying abroad in Morocco this last semester. Though she’s never really dated a man before (her previous relationships have been with women), she’s fallen in love with a beautiful Arab man. Since they are living in a Muslim society,  PDA is highly frowned upon. Male visitors are not allowed in her… Continue reading The Slow Burn: April & Oliver by Tess Callahan