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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Take Me There -Trans and Genderqueer Erotica, Edited by Tristan Taormino (January 24, 8-10 PM EST)

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Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
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Originally posted by Antipova
Several of them really were... the last one in the book especially so. Did everyone else feel as happy-tingly reading that one as I did?
Mixed emotions for that story, a little holiday blues feeling, mixed with the happiness of recalling the a once a year visit I'd have with a college friend going home for Christmas! Overshare?
01/24/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by winterseve
Hi everyone! Sorry I'm late. Had to see my husband off. He's going 5 hours away over night for work :-(
Aw Well we will keep you company!
01/24/2012
Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
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Originally posted by specialKandL
Hi everyone! Glad to be back in the Naked Reader bookclub! Take Me There was FANTASTIC!!! Loved it!
Yay! Nice to see you!
01/24/2012
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by melovecoffee
I've been here before but I mostly watch, I have horrible lurking habits. Getting rid of them for tonight to talk about this lovely gem of a book
Well if this is your first official visit please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys .com with your real name/ef name and address so we can send you a free copy of this evening's book.
01/24/2012
Contributor: melovecoffee melovecoffee
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Originally posted by Antipova
Well welcome! Which story (or 8) was/were your favorite(s)?
I'm afraid i'll have to go along with popular opinion and say that the last story was my favourite but that can change depending on what mood i'm in

I also quite liked 'The Perfect Gentleman,' 'You Don't Know Jack' and 'The Hitchhiker.'

Which ones were your favourites?
01/24/2012
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Antipova
This was my first and only, but you can bet your britches I'll be on the lookout for more!
We @Cleis are hoping that "Take Me There" is so successful that it can become a series! We are not there yet so please help "take us there>"
01/24/2012
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Congratulations Antipova! You're our first winner of a $25 Edenfantasys gift card this evening.

Please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys .com so I can get that out to you.
Congrats!!!
01/24/2012
Contributor: Willow Wand Willow Wand
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
liz @ edenfantasys.com --- I think
Thanks, yea, I had some gmail account, they were prolli all like "WTF is this nut keep emailing me asking for free porn books?"
01/24/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
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Originally posted by bzzingbee
I guess I never really thought about what sex for a male in a female body would be like and how they see their anatomy differently, like their clit is their cock, which makes total sense.
I was just about to ask how each of us felt about reading ftm and mtf. Was one easier to get into than the other?
01/24/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Congratulations Antipova! You're our first winner of a $25 Edenfantasys gift card this evening.

Please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys .com so I can get that out to you.
Yay! Thank you!
01/24/2012
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Willow Wand
Thanks, yea, I had some gmail account, they were prolli all like "WTF is this nut keep emailing me asking for free porn books?"
01/24/2012
Contributor: bzzingbee bzzingbee
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Originally posted by Antipova
Here's a quick excerpt from my review (if you don't mind me chiming in on bzzingbee's question):

As someone who's a Kinsey Scale Zero, I was surprised to find myself turned on by stories of cocks of all compositions and sizes, ... more
Very well put!
01/24/2012
Contributor: melovecoffee melovecoffee
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Well if this is your first official visit please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys .com with your real name/ef name and address so we can send you a free copy of this evening's book.
Woooooot! Thank you!
01/24/2012
Contributor: specialKandL specialKandL
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
I only read the excerpt. It was intriguing(sp) to say the least.
oo I've read a majority of the stories! i tended to read the ones with interesting titles
01/24/2012
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Antipova
Great idea
Surely one of the candidates has a trans relative or child, right? Mitt, maybe?
01/24/2012
Contributor: specialKandL specialKandL
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Originally posted by Antipova
Me too! I also usually zip through these erotica anthologies in a couple of days, but this one I savored for a little over a week...
i always read one (or TWO!) right before bed!
01/24/2012
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Brendada
Surely one of the candidates has a trans relative or child, right? Mitt, maybe?
If they do, they'll probably be hidden until after the election.
01/24/2012
Contributor: tim1724 tim1724
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Originally posted by Antipova
Here's a quick excerpt from my review (if you don't mind me chiming in on bzzingbee's question):

As someone who's a Kinsey Scale Zero, I was surprised to find myself turned on by stories of cocks of all compositions and sizes, ... more
Great review. Now I really want to read the book!

You talk about pronoun choices in your review. Pronouns are a big problem … one of my friends has gone through many possibilities in the past year, before settling on "he" (for now, at least) … it's always hard to figure out what pronoun fits best.
01/24/2012
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Hi, Blue Koi. (I love Koi!)

Here's another snippet from the Lambda interview; there was one kind of story Tristan did have to go hunting for.


What was most challenging about editing a genderqueer and trans focused erotica ... more
Yeah- Tristan mentioned that at her Books Inc reading on the island of Alameda.
01/24/2012
Contributor: specialKandL specialKandL
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Originally posted by melovecoffee
Me! I was too intrigued by the subject matter though, I wanted to see it being pulled off and it was pulled of very well.
Yeah, props to Tristan for putting together this great anthology!
01/24/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
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Originally posted by Top Kat
Mixed emotions for that story, a little holiday blues feeling, mixed with the happiness of recalling the a once a year visit I'd have with a college friend going home for Christmas! Overshare?
Kat, there's no such thing as oversharing here. Well, there is; I'm not going to go there, but it's a lot farther than anything we've ever done here. (The stories I could tell about a few of the writers in this book--but I won't. Even in fiction. Probably.)
01/24/2012
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
liz @ edenfantasys.com --- I think
Actually no. Laurel is in charge of the bookclub. You can email her through nakedreaderbookclub @gmail .com
01/24/2012
Contributor: melovecoffee melovecoffee
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Originally posted by Brendada
Great idea! We'll get right on that!
EGAD, really? Just on principle I don't think we should send one free thing to that charlatan's office. Just sayin.....
01/24/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Top Kat
Mixed emotions for that story, a little holiday blues feeling, mixed with the happiness of recalling the a once a year visit I'd have with a college friend going home for Christmas! Overshare?
It did have a lot wrapped up in it... Hope your memories are good ones!
01/24/2012
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Top Kat
If an address could be found, I'd send him a copy of Opening Up by Tristan Taormino!
WHen is next debate? We could hand deliver!
01/24/2012
Contributor: Willow Wand Willow Wand
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Actually no. Laurel is in charge of the bookclub. You can email her through nakedreaderbookclub @gmail .com
SEEEE it WAS a gmail account! Ok then, why do I NEVER get a reply?
01/24/2012
Contributor: specialKandL specialKandL
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Originally posted by tim1724
Great review. Now I really want to read the book!

You talk about pronoun choices in your review. Pronouns are a big problem … one of my friends has gone through many possibilities in the past year, before settling on "he" (for now, ... more
how DO u determine which pronoun is best?
01/24/2012
Contributor: bzzingbee bzzingbee
Did anyone else love Now, Voyager? (i think that's the title)
01/24/2012
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Brendada
WHen is next debate? We could hand deliver!
LOL!
01/24/2012
Contributor: melovecoffee melovecoffee
Do you think this will open doors to more transgender/genderquee r erotica? It seems too far and few in between but easily a growing market of erotica
01/24/2012