Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica

There's something for everyone in Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica, a collection of 18 fictional first-person pieces in which women recount sexual escapades. Edited by journalist and fiction writer Hanne Blank (Big Big Love), the anthology features a variety of voices and proclivities; S&M, pregnancy and physical disabilities figure into these tales, as well as a panoply of sexual orientations and configurations. Settings range from Port-au-Prince to the Midwest. One piece is the internal monologue of a gyrating stripper. Another character reminisces about an eye-opening study trip in Europe. The narrators tend to dwell on power dynamics between genders, but that doesn't stop them from fornicating like mad. (June)