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They thought she'd be easy. They thought wrong. It all began with the phone call asking former porn star Angel Dare to do one more movie. Before she knew it, she’d been shot and left for dead in the trunk of a car. But Angel is a survivor. And that means she’ll get to the bottom of what’s been done to her, even if she has to leave a trail of bodies along the way….

Sex Researchers, Prostitutes, Sexologists, and MDs are some of the guests who talk about every sexual hot spot with Susie Bright. From masturbation and orgasms, to challenging sex games and surviving incest - no subject is taboo.

This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture.

In this excerpt from In Bed with Susie Bright, Susie interviews Yale psychologist Paul Bloom about his fascinating best-selling book How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Paul and Susie talk about the pleasures of sex and how we perceive them.

Susie Bright, “The Pauline Kael of Porn” (SF Chronicle), rips open the history of erotic cinema before the internet— from the Golden Age of lavish 35mm hardcore, to the video-inspired “Porno Spring”, initiated by none other than punk, feminist, and lesbian video-makers.

Famous for taking her readers to undiscovered places, Susie Bright has changed the rules for writing about sex. Erotica is no longer under-the-covers reading; it's thrilling literature that showcases the best writing around.

This week Susie makes up for some lost time talking about two recent sex related news stories - the recent HIV outbreak in the porn industry and the sexual humiliation tactics used at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Then, in her mailbag, Susie offers some shopping tips for a straight man who wants to give anal sex a try.

After Andrea Dworkin, the famous feminist philosopher and activist, passed away, her chief critic, Susie Bright, who many perceived as Dworkin's opposite, published a stirring obituary and series of essays in which she described the ways that Dworkin was a catalyst for the sex-positive movement in contemporary feminism.

Susie starts off this week's show with a question: can devoted Christians really get down and dirty? It seems that many religious Catholics are into following the word of the Lord - and one of those words is...fisting. Susie finds the website Sex in Christ informative. And it's not just fisting; they teach about oral sex, threesomes, masturbation and bondage. And you thought religious types were square!

[Contains explicit content] Today's show is all about you! Susie has opened up her enormous mailbag and spends the entire program answering your sex questions. First, Susie hears from three listeners who are all dealing with the low libido levels of their spouses or of themselves. Help! Then, the herpes mysteries continue, and Susie gives some sound advice on how to deal with many related problems, including shedding. Finally, a listener believes a myth: that fat vaginas exist because even fatter penises need them. Susie says, "Give me a break."

Susie's picked her winner of the hottest book this summer and it's Lofting by Alma Marceau. This best selling erotic novel chronicles the sexual odyssey of a smart, funny and adventurous heroine. Turn the lights down low and let Susie read you an excerpt from this steamy book. In this week's Try this at Home Mailbag, Susie wants you to take notes on the top three things ALL of us want in bed. Then, Susie answers a young woman who's puting out a lot more than Susie recommends.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley details a beautiful erotic interlude in an otherwise sordid real estate deal; Mary Gaitskill celebrates the unexpected ardor of one middle-aged couple; Steve Almond reminisces about the best one-man/three-girl Ecstasy party ever; Nelson George recounts the erotic escapades that befall a young man who accompanies a celebrity athlete when he picks up a gaggle of girls; and Carol Queen explores the joys of making love with summer fruit.

[Contains explicit content] Susie is away but would like you to enjoy a classic show from 2006. Her guest is Esther Perel, author of the best-selling Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic. Esther and Susie compare notes on the best advice for couples experiencing "bed death". Then, Susie receives an interesting offer to be on the reality TV show Wife Swap.

Susie Bright, the host of In Bed with Susie Bright, wants to read you some of her favorite dirty stories. In this collection of eight stories, you'll hear reminiscences of sex past from Tsuarah Litsky, in transit encounters from Nell Carberry, an updated Beauty and the Beast tale from Claire Tristram, as well as stories from Jess Wells, Alma Marceau, and Ernie Conrick. Almost all of these stories originally appeared in the annual Best American Erotica collection, edited by Susie Bright.

Susie starts off today's show with a remembrance of Helen Gurley Brown. Back in the 1960s, Brown, ahead of her time, offered up the idea that single women liked sex and should have a lot of it. She went on to become the editor of Cosmopolitan, where she was the first to bring titillating images and headlines to women's magazine covers. Susie plays a radio interview of Brown as she talks with conservative talk-show host Joe Pyne.

Just close your eyes and listen... Cyborgasm is a collection of erotic fantasies recorded using technology developed for Virtual Reality applications. From sweet nothing whispers to no-holds-barred lust, Cyborgasm sounds so real you can feel it.

Susie Bright, long-time host of Audible's own In Bed with Susie Bright, talks with Ian Kerner, the best-selling author of Be Honest - You're Not That into Him Either and She Comes First. With years of personal and clinical experience between them, Susie and Ian talk about the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything including dating, marriage, porn, body image, and much, much more.

Susie begins the show with a helpful evaluation of where all the presidential candidates stand regarding sexual politics - from Obama showing his hot side by posing in swimming trunks, to Giuliani's kinky side as a cross dresser. Susie chronicles where they stand on issues ranging from polygamy to gay rights. Another aspect up for scrutiny is the candidate's spouse. Who has more sex appeal, Bill Clinton or Cherry Thompson?

[Contains explicit content] Susie addresses the media-mogul elephant in the room: Harvey Weinstein and the long, deep, egregious history of sexual harassment in Hollywood - and every other place and profession on this planet. Next, a Reddit user objects to the location of the female anus. And from the mailbag, a letter from a listener who takes offense at one of Susie's guest's language.

Susie's eyes recently spied an article about a Florida elementary school teacher who quietly resigned after being spotted in a porn film. Then, in an expanded mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a man who wonders how many affairs he can pull off before he puts his marriage in jeopardy and a newlywed wonders if she should tell her hubby what she really wants in bed. Don't forget, you can send your sex questions, feedback about the show, and your picks for the best erotica of 2002 to susie@audible.com.