Before Fifty Shades of Grey There Was In Bed With
Long before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was In Bed With, published by Hachette UK and Penguin Australia. From an original idea by Jessica Adams, In Bed With is an erotica classic, which went straight to #3 on publication, in The Bookseller’s Top Five in Erotic Fiction.
Launched at The Langham with editors Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Imogen Edwards-Jones and Kathy Lette (centre) this literary guessing game, where novelists used porn star names to write secret, sexy stories – is available in paperback or ebook.
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Five Star Reviews for In Bed With
A book that has the literary world abuzz with excitement, causing a frisson of electricity to pass through the corridors of the country’s publishing houses.
The Daily Telegraph, London
A group of Britain’s female writers are making erotic fiction cool in this steamy new short-story collection.
Harper’s Bazaar
In the past, several women have given themselves pseudonyms to write naughty books such as Petite Anglaise, The Bride Stripped Bare and Belle de Jour, which was turned into a TV series with Billie Piper. But they were by unknowns. Here, the authors have no need to make a mark.
The Times
A new book of erotic fiction will trigger a juicy literary guessing game after a gaggle of female writers were invited to contribute risqué stories under pseudonyms.
The Daily Mail
A new wave of erotica subverts the usual porn conventions and invites debate about pleasure.
The Guardian
Writing about sex doesn’t have to be arch, obscene or depressingly humourless and that’s why I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with Minxy Malone and Tutty Monmouth, whomever they may be.
Joan Smith – The Independent
In Bed With is an X-rated collection of short stories by popular female writers – written under raunchy pseudonyms. The fun comes from trying to guess the real authors. Is Tutty Monmoth, Esther Freud? Is Minxy Malone, Ali Smith?
Elle
Your favourite female authors as you’ve never read them before. The literary world is in for a shock.
Good Housekeeping
An unashamedly sexy collection of bedtime stories by bestselling, award-winning and well-known novelists.
Glamour