Nine and a Half Weeks by Ingeborg Day
Belle de Jour by Joseph Kessel
The Kama Sutra.
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de
Sade
The Story of O by Anne Desclos
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort.
G. by John Beeser
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Which
ones were as erotic or important to both the book world and the sex lives of
their readers? The latest in a long line
of sexually charged books was the Fifty
Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James.
With
the opening weekend of Fifty Shades Freed
seeing the third film land at No. 1 the box office, it’s obvious America loves
its smut. The film, based on the
best-selling book, completes the story that has become a symbol of empowerment
for women to enjoy erotica, buy sex toys unabashedly and to see themselves as
masters of bedroom kink. Few books can
transform our views and habits as the breakthrough series by James.
We
need more books like Fifty Shades of Grey,
not to support the nation’s unquenchable thirst for legitimized porn, but for them to truly become the leaders of a genre. We need a new genre-king for
science fiction, diet, business, parenting, etc. So where are the mega leaders of these genres
for today’s America?
The
thing is you can’t just manufacture a new leader in a genre. A book has to tap
into something that’s ready to be taken to the next level. It has to enthrall us – with its style,
content, dialogue, views, and emotional drive.
No
ad campaign or media junket can force the nation to adopt a book as a
genre-buster the way readers flocked to make 50 Shades its erotica king.
In fact, the self-published, print-on-demand book that came from another
country and succeeeded against all odds.
Though
books can jump to prominence through a manufactured marketing campaign, a book
can only elevate to the top – by a wide margin – and sustain a level of
superiority for a duration of time by offering something great, unique or new. 50 Shades is a dominating force that is unrivaled in other genres.
Will
you pen not just the next best-seller, but a true genre-defining leader? Can you get enough support, luck, and
critical acclaim to make your book a once-in-a-generation success?
Maybe
you write what you know, what you’re passionate about and you find your readers
through word-of-mouth naturally. But
will you sell tens of millions of copies and redefine your genre? Many genres are due for a massive changing of
the guard. Go for it!
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