Susie Bright

About the Author

Susie Bright is a bestselling author and the host of Audibles in Bed With Susie Bright. She was co-founder and editor of on our backs magazine, and was the first journalist to cover erotic cinema and the porn business in the mainstream press.

Includes the names: Susue Bright, Susie Bright, Bright Susan, Susie Bright, Susie Sexpert, ed. Susie Bright, Susie Bright ed., editor Susie Bright, Susie Bright - Edited, Susie edited by Bright

Series

Best American Erotica

Works by Susie Bright

Popular Recent

Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World (1990) 255 copies, 1 review

How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica (2001) 253 copies, 5 reviews

The Sexual State of the Union (1997) 248 copies, 2 reviews

Susie Bright's Sexual Reality: A Virtual Sex World Reader (1992) 173 copies, 1 review

Herotica: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction (1988) — Editor — 168 copies, 1 review

Full Exposure: Opening Up to Sexual Creativity and Erotic Expression (1999) 168 copies, 3 reviews

Art Photography Now (2005) 148 copies

Susie Bright's Sexwise: America's Favorite X-Rated Intellectual Does Dan Quayle, Catharine MacKinnon, Stephen King,… (1995) 147 copies

Nothing But The Girl; The Blatant Lesbian Image (1996) 126 copies, 4 reviews

The Best American Erotica 2003 (2003) — Editor — 123 copies

Herotica 2: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction (1992) — Editor — 116 copies

Totally Herotica: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction (1995) — Editor — 113 copies

The Best American Erotica 2000 (2000) — Editor — 107 copies

Big Sex Little Death: A Memoir (2011) 104 copies, 3 reviews

The Best American Erotica 1997 (1997) — Editor — 103 copies, 1 review

The Best American Erotica 2004 (2004) — Editor — 101 copies

The Best American Erotica 2006 (1994) — Editor — 100 copies, 1 review

Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories (2009) — Editor — 99 copies, 2 reviews

The Best American Erotica 1993 (1993) — Editor — 97 copies

The Best American Erotica 1996 (1996) — Editor — 93 copies

The Best American Erotica 2001 (2001) — Editor — 92 copies

The Best American Erotica 1995 (1995) — Editor — 91 copies

The Best American Erotica 2002 (2002) — Editor — 90 copies, 1 review

The Best American Erotica 2005 (2005) — Editor — 87 copies

Herotica 3: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction (1994) — Editor — 83 copies

The Best of Best American Erotica 2008: 15th Anniversary Edition (2008) — Editor — 79 copies, 1 review

Best American Erotica 1994 (1994) — Editor — 78 copies, 1 review

The Best American Erotica 2007 (2007) — Editor — 77 copies

The Best American Erotica 1999 (1999) — Editor — 74 copies

Mommy's Little Girl: On Sex, Motherhood, Porn, and Cherry Pie (2003) 71 copies, 1 review

X: The Erotic Treasury (2008) 64 copies

Century of lesbian erotica (1998) 50 copies

Susie Bright Presents: Three Kinds of Asking for It: Erotic Novellas by Eric Albert, Greta Christina, and Jill Soloway (2005) — Editor — 43 copies, 1 review

Santa Cruz Noir (2018) — Editor — 38 copies, 15 reviews

Auto Focus: The Self-Portrait in Contemporary Photography (2010) 34 copies

Best Sex Writing 2012: The State of Today's Sexual Culture (2012) — Editor — 32 copies, 3 reviews

Susie Bright Presents: Three the Hard Way: Erotic Novellas by William Harrison, Greg Boyd, and Tsaurah Litzky (2004) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review

Starf*cker: A Twisted Collection of Superstar Fantasies (2001) — Contributor — 26 copies

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography (2017) 20 copies

Face of Fashion (2007) 19 copies

Kelli Connell: Double Life (2011) 9 copies

Breathing Under Water (2001) 8 copies

Inspired by Andrea Dworkin: Essays on Lust, Aggression, Porn, and the Female Gaze That I Might Not Have Written If Not… (2022) 8 copies

House of the Mother (1995) 7 copies

Sexual Reality (2009) 6 copies

Tirades and Evidence of Grace: Austin Book Award, 1991 (1992) 6 copies

Wind Eyes: A Woman's Reader and Writing Source (1997) 5 copies

Susie Bright's Erotic Screen: The Golden Hardcore & The Shimmering Dyke-Core (The Erotic Screen Book 1) (2011) 5 copies

Food, Sex and Relationships (1997) 5 copies

Home Truths: Photography and Motherhood (2013) 5 copies

Researching property law (2015) 4 copies

Land law : themes and perspectives (1998) 4 copies

The Layers of Our Seeing (2006) 4 copies

I Dare You: 30 Sealed Seductions (2010) 4 copies

Ana Casas Broda: Kinderwunsch (2013) 4 copies

Landlord and tenant law past, present and future (2006) 3 copies

Minä nainen (1992) 3 copies

Modern studies in property law. Volume 6 (2011) 3 copies

Improving energy performance in commercial property (2014) 3 copies

Best of Susie Sexpert (2001) 3 copies

Mother Daughter Sex Advice (2012) 3 copies

The Best American Erotica, Volume 14: Dangerous Games (2014) 2 copies

Coming Full Circle (1997) 2 copies

Bunny (1991) 2 copies

Sex, Secrets and Money (2009) 2 copies

The Edge of the Bed: Cyborgasm 2 2 copies

Landlord and Tenant Law in Context (2007) 2 copies

Love and Lust: A Sex Journal (2010) 2 copies

ON OUR BACKS, ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ADVENTUROUS LESBIAN. VOL. 1. ISSUE 2. (1984) 2 copies

Reporter's Environmental Handbook 1 copy

Teacher's Supplement to the reporter's environmental handbook (1995) 1 copy

Flash Forward 2007: Emerging photographers from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States (Flash Forward:… (2007) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 7, Number 2) 1 copy

Susie's Sexy Stories: Erotica from In Bed with Susie Bright 1 copy

Toni Wilkinson: M/others, Seven and Fifteen (2009) 1 copy

In Bed with Susie Bright, 12-Month Subscription 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 3) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 1, Number 4) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 4) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 1, Number 3) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 6) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 2, Number 5) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 6) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 3) 1 copy

Sexo Entre Mulheres: um Guia Irreverente (1988) 1 copy

The Sex Remedy: The Experts Who Solve Sex Problems 1 copy

The Best American Erotica Volume 13: The Nasty Kind (2013) 1 copy

Sexwise: America's First X-Rated Intellectual Takes On: Catharine MacKinnon, Camille Paglia, Madonna, Stephen King,… (2009) 1 copy

The Best American Erotica, Volume 9: Ropeburn (2006) 1 copy

Susie Bright Interviews Ian Kerner, Author of"Be Honest - You're Not That Into Him Either" (2005) 1 copy

Erótica femenina (1993) 1 copy

The Best of Best American Erotica, The Final Edition 1 copy

The Best American Erotica 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 1, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 2) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 4, Number 4) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 4, Number 3) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 2, Number 3) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 4) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 4, Number 2) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 7, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 5, Number 5) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 4, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 2) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 6, Number 5) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 2, Number 4) 1 copy

The Secret Language of Sex 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 3, Number 3) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 2, Number 1) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 3, Number 2) 1 copy

On Our Backs: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian (Volume 3, Number 4) 1 copy

"C International Photo Magazine": v. 4 (2007) 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Angry Women (1991) — Contributor — 380 copies, 3 reviews

Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex (2011) — Contributor — 109 copies, 5 reviews

The Celluloid Closet [1995 film] (1995) — Self — 91 copies, 4 reviews

Twisted Sisters 2: Drawing the Line (1995) — Introduction — 60 copies, 1 review

The Erotic Impulse: Honoring the Sensual Self (1992) — Contributor — 54 copies, 1 review

Best Fetish Erotica (Best Erotica Series) (2002) — Contributor — 29 copies

Free Interview: Susie Bright Speaks with Jillian Lauren, Author of 'Some Girls: My Life in a Harem' (2010) — Narrator, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Bright, Susannah
Other names: Susie Sexpert
Daniels, Sue
Birthdate: 1958-03-25
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Education: New College of California (MFA|Creative Writing)
University of California, Santa Cruz (BA|Community Studies)
Occupations: author
editor
performer
teacher
Relationships: Bright, William (father)
Organizations: X-Rated Critics Organization
Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Agent: Worley-Shoemaker Mgmt.

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Reviews

Herotica 1: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction by Susie Bright

Definitely not as good as the 2nd book in the series (which I read first). Excellent concept, though!!!

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trayceebee | Aug 23, 2024 |

Best Sex Writing 2012: The State of Today's Sexual… by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Mixture of essays ranging from deeply personal experiences to commentary on sex in politics and media. I did learn a couple of things about the state of laws around consent for minors which made it worth picking up. Also really sharp essays by Susie Bright and Roxanne Gay are recommended.

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spuddybuddy | 2 other reviews | May 28, 2024 |

The Best of Best American Erotica 2008: 15th… by Susie Bright

Supposed to be the best erotica author, not yet

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Newmans2001 | Nov 17, 2023 |

How To Read/Write a Dirty Story by Susie Bright

This is a good read, full of interesting ideas and tips on how to become a writer of erotica, including tips on each aspect of moving from having a story idea to publishing and promoting the work. It is useful, inspire of having been written 17 years ago, but more recent changes in technology and in publishing, including in self-publishing, probably mean an updated version of the book would be more useful than the old, 2001, version I read and am commenting upon here.

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PaulLoesch | 4 other reviews | Apr 2, 2022 |

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