Showing posts with label Fifty shades of grey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fifty shades of grey. Show all posts

Friday, June 1, 2012

Hittin' It Lit

Fifty Shades of Grey is all that people are talkin' about these days. My theory is that the book has conspiracy-theory-worthy levels of publicity and the content, subject, author or writing style aren't really relevant in its popularity. Whether you loved it or it wasn't your cup of tea, here are a few suggestions from the UBC for some more saucy reads:

Marquis de Sade We got this cool volume of three of his most infamous books, plus some scathing letters and essays. It'll stimulate your ... mind?

Lasso Around the Moon The carnal desires of a man torn between two ladies.

Maiden A 30 year old woman is a virgin but doesn't want to be anymore. This saucy little paperback is complete with 1970s era advertisements for cigarettes and aphrodisiac perfumes.

Delta of Venus If you were troubled by the sexual politics in Fifty Shades, this book of steamy stories written by a good writer should do the trick. The women in these stories are self-possessed, fully-realized and living some EXCITING bohemian lives.

Fear of Flying An important work of second wave feminism, in which a woman explores casual boot-knockin'.

Venus in Furs Severin, Severin. The original of masochism; Severin likes it when ladies tell him what to do. Let's turn Fifty Shades on its head!

Tropic of Cancer And if none of these are saucy enough, you can get downright crude in the streets of 1930's Paris with the help of American-at-large Henry Miller.

I'd also recommend Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, and book buyer Lisa recommends Story of O by Pauline Reage but we don't have a used copy of either. So come in and buy new ones upstairs!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Love Guides: They Aren't What You're Thinking


I'm going to leave speculations about the Fifty Shades phenomenon and other alternatives to sexy reading to my fellow blogger and coworker, Natasha (stay tuned), but I can't resist pointing out that even the Globe Corner at Booksmith is getting hot. That's right: our travel section at Booksmith now stocks Love Guides.

No, they're not what they sound like, but these travel guides to India are intimate, elegant, romantic, and maybe even just a little seductive. Okay very seductive. Even if you've never dreamed of traveling to India before, these guides will make you want to book your tickets and go catch a flight.

Fiona Caulfield, creator of Love Travel guidebooks, describes her guides as "hand books for the luxury vagabond." They are that and so much more; buying one of these books is almost like purchasing a souvenir before you go. Each regional guide to India comes in a cloth bag and is enclosed in a beautifully designed cloth cover. Not only are the guides packed full of insider information aimed at giving you an authentic experience of the country, they are also gorgeously laid out with maps and illustrations, which are printed in India on eco-friendly handmade paper.

These guides beg to be browsed, so come on in to the Globe Corner Annex at Brookline Booksmith. To learn more about the India Love Guides, check out the Globe Corner's interview with Fiona Caulfield on the Globe Corner blog, where you can also read about the recent migration of Booksmith booksellers to the Pacfic Northwest.