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Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
I am in the process of planning out the Naked Reader Book Club list of books for the 2011 year and I am looking for some feedback on what y'all are into reading.

The poll covers general topics, but feel free to not only suggest other genres, but specific book titles in comments. We partner with Cleis Press, so if you suggest a specific title, it needs be published by Cleis to be considered.
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
Gay Erotica
48
Lesbian Erotica
69
Couple-centered Erotica
122
Female-centered Erotica
69
BDSM Erotica
114
Male Domination Erotica
83
Female Domination Erotica
60
Romantic Erotica
90
Bondage Erotica
97
How-To Guides
79
Other (please list in comments below)
17
Total votes: 848 (207 voters)
Poll is closed
01/04/2011
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Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
For me, it isn't the genre or topic, as much as it is the quality of the story written. That being said, BDSM and Bondage are probably the ones I would most want to read. I would also be interested in "How To Guides" if they were on a topic that I was interested in learning more about.
01/04/2011
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
Very specific Cleis Press requests (go figure):

I Like to Watch Edited by Christopher Pierce

Hide and Seek Edited by Alison Tyler

Smooth Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Erotic Fairy Tales Mitzi Szereto

Dream Lover-Paranormal Tales of Erotic Romance Edited by Kristina Wright

Slave to Love Edited by Alison Tyler

Biker Boys Edited by Christopher Pierce

How's that?
01/04/2011
Contributor: Illusional Illusional
I like the titles Tori suggested.
01/04/2011
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
Quote:
Originally posted by Tori Rebel
Very specific Cleis Press requests (go figure):

I Like to Watch Edited by Christopher Pierce

Hide and Seek Edited by Alison Tyler

Smooth Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Erotic Fairy Tales Mitzi Szereto

Dream ... more
Oh, and when it's released, Kristina Wright's steampunk anthology of course!
01/04/2011
Contributor: Sir Sir
Gay, Male Dominants, BDSM. But like NuMe said, it really depends on the quality of the stories.
01/04/2011
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
Couple-centered, BDSM, Bondage, and maybe Male Domination.
01/04/2011
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
Gritty erotica. No matter the subject.
I like everything gritty. Just ask my netflix.
01/04/2011
Contributor: Waterfall Waterfall
I like a variety, that is why I enjoy collections with multiple stories from different authors
01/04/2011
Contributor: null null
I'd love to get some bondage how-to books, but I think I'd just use them to learn the knots, then never use them for bondage. :/
Turning erotic books into boyscout manuals...
01/05/2011
Contributor: Onanist Onanist
Swinger, group sex type stories
01/05/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
Thanks you guys! This is a great help!

I love how BDSM and kinky stuff is in the lead... perverts (I mean that in a good way, of course, since it's a genre I love)
01/05/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
Quote:
Originally posted by Tori Rebel
Very specific Cleis Press requests (go figure):

I Like to Watch Edited by Christopher Pierce

Hide and Seek Edited by Alison Tyler

Smooth Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Erotic Fairy Tales Mitzi Szereto

Dream ... more
Ha Tori - Not to worry, many of those specific titles are already on the calendar. Should be an enjoyable year for you!
01/05/2011
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
Quote:
Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Ha Tori - Not to worry, many of those specific titles are already on the calendar. Should be an enjoyable year for you!
yay!
01/05/2011
Contributor: Sir Sir
Quote:
Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Thanks you guys! This is a great help!

I love how BDSM and kinky stuff is in the lead... perverts (I mean that in a good way, of course, since it's a genre I love)
Damn right.
01/05/2011
Contributor: Waterfall Waterfall
Quote:
Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Thanks you guys! This is a great help!

I love how BDSM and kinky stuff is in the lead... perverts (I mean that in a good way, of course, since it's a genre I love)
LOL of course
01/07/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
I am not part of the club, but I voted as to what i do like to read anyways.
01/07/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by Tori Rebel
Very specific Cleis Press requests (go figure):

I Like to Watch Edited by Christopher Pierce

Hide and Seek Edited by Alison Tyler

Smooth Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Erotic Fairy Tales Mitzi Szereto

Dream ... more
I second "Slave to Love". (But wait for second edition pleeeeease which comes out in March.)

Hide and Seek would be awesome too. I would like "Peep Show" too. Or what about Alison Tyler's alphabet series?

And I'm always for all of Cleis Press's how-to books. Those make me so happy.

I'm surprised that BDSM is so high up there. Wow.
01/07/2011
Contributor: Envy Envy
Big fan of yaoi erotica, but I have found I like 'furry' erotica as well (anthro animals and/or aliens). Guess like sci-fi erotica or something? Fantasy erotica? Dunno what you'd define it as.
01/07/2011
Contributor: VenusianThunder VenusianThunder
New to the club. Just ordered my first book yesterday. I personally prefer BDSM, but will read pretty much any genre. As NuMe said, its more about the quality than anything.
01/09/2011
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
Reading as a couple, we'd prefer more choices that aren't Female-centered Erotica this year. Those are awkward for both of us when it's his turn to read aloud. Although it *is* amusing sometimes (every hear a man describing his hot swollen labia?)
01/12/2011
Contributor: Hallmar82 Hallmar82
I like romantic bondage...unfortunatel y, most of the erotic I've seen with bondage includes a lot of humiliation - which is a huge turn off for me...
01/12/2011
Contributor: Jessica Elizabeth Jessica Elizabeth
Quote:
Originally posted by Envy
Big fan of yaoi erotica, but I have found I like 'furry' erotica as well (anthro animals and/or aliens). Guess like sci-fi erotica or something? Fantasy erotica? Dunno what you'd define it as.
I very heartily second this!! I'm raising both hands and both feet for this! LOL ^^
01/14/2011
Contributor: mistressXXXwanderlust mistressXXXwanderlust
I am not part of this club but I voted and am giving what I like which are lonely house wife, group sex, and swingers types. How do I become a member of this group I am new to Eden.
01/18/2011
Contributor: Maiden Maiden
Quote:
Originally posted by Waterfall
I like a variety, that is why I enjoy collections with multiple stories from different authors
This is me too. I like to read all of the above. I guess while just looking at book titles I might look at more BDSM and bondage, but really, I read anything I can get my hands on.
01/18/2011
Contributor: Maiden Maiden
Quote:
Originally posted by Envy
Big fan of yaoi erotica, but I have found I like 'furry' erotica as well (anthro animals and/or aliens). Guess like sci-fi erotica or something? Fantasy erotica? Dunno what you'd define it as.
I like the "fantasy/sci-fi" erotica as well. That is one one of the main genres of books that I read in general. I used to think that if I ever wrote a novel it would be a Fantasy/Sci-fi with a good story, but also involve romance and erotica. When I am reading these types of books, and there is a romance, I am always wishing they would write out the sex scenes. To mys surprise, there have been many romance novelists doing this now with vampires and werewolves and one series in particular had witches and demons. These are okay, the sex scenes pretty hot and very interesting, but I would like to see a collection of erotica that is nothing but sex. There are so many things they could do. My ex was writing a novel about a world where there was a race of humanoid cat people. The main character was a 7 foot tall black cat, and his love interest a human woman. I always asked him to write me a sex scene between these two. He never got around to it though. That would have been hot!
01/18/2011
Contributor: Envy Envy
Quote:
Originally posted by Maiden
I like the "fantasy/sci-fi" erotica as well. That is one one of the main genres of books that I read in general. I used to think that if I ever wrote a novel it would be a Fantasy/Sci-fi with a good story, but also involve romance and ... more
I know on Fur Affinity, So Furry, and I think perhaps Ink Bunny, people post fics, a lot of it erotica. Of course it's mostly anthros as has been said before. Not sure about any aliens in there, though.

I also check out AdultFanfiction.net for fanfics with my favorite characters from games and such. The yaoi there is great.

And I, too, like just plain smutty fics. No romance, no real plot, just give me the good stuff!
01/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by mistressXXXwanderlust
I am not part of this club but I voted and am giving what I like which are lonely house wife, group sex, and swingers types. How do I become a member of this group I am new to Eden.
Well, you can come hang out at a Naked Reader discussions (I believe the next one meets Tuesday, January 25th). You can also email Laurel ( laurelb @ edenfantasys dot com ) and let her know you're interested in joining the club and get the full requirements of everything from her (They're really not that bad, I just can't remember them off the top of my head )
01/18/2011
Contributor: RosesThorns RosesThorns
I really like all sorts of erotica...
01/21/2011
Contributor: kawigrl kawigrl
i too like a lot of different things
01/28/2011