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Jong Erica

Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex

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I need a little sugar in my bowl,
I need a little hot dog, on my roll
I can stand a bit of lovin’, oh so bad,
I feel so funny, I feel so sad
—Bessie Smith

When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening and courageous collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the “excruciating hazards of casual sex,” while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having “carnal relations.” In “Everything Must Go,” Jennifer Weiner explores how, in love, the body can play just as big a role as the heart. The octogenarians in Karen Abbott’s sharp-eyed piece possess a passion that could give Betty White a run for her money. Molly Jong-Fast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women have rejected “free love” in favor of Bugaboo strollers and Mommy-and-me yoga. Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Indeed, Jong states in her powerful introduction “the truth is—sex is life.”

Contributors

Erica Jong
Karen Abbott
Anne Roiphe
Jessica Winter
Jann Turner
Julie Klam
Susan Kinsolving
Susie Bright
Fay Weldon
Linda Gray Sexton
Elisa Albert
Barbara Victor
Daphne Merkin
Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Min Jin Lee
Honor Moore
Jennifer Weiner
Gail Collins
Liz Smith
Rebecca Walker
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Eve Ensler
Meghan O’Rourke
Rosemary Daniell
J. A. K. Andres
Molly Jong-Fast
Susan Cheever
Ariel Levy
Margot Magowan
Fear of Flying

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The 30th Anniversary special!

Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation—and sold more than twelve million copies. Now, after thirty years, the iconic novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.

 

Fear of Fifty

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Seducing the Demon has introduced Erica Jong to readers who hadn't been born when Fear of Flying was published in 1973. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction -and a New York Times bestseller-is back in print with a new afterword.
Parachutes & Kisses

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Married (again) and divorced (again), Isadora Wing is a single parent with an adorable daughter, an irritating ex-husband, and a startling assortment of suitors: an unorthodox rabbi, a poetic disc jockey, the son of a famous sex therapist, and WASPily handsomest of all: Berkeley Sproul III. Isadora and Berkeley meet at a health club, and he's fourteen years her junior. Of course their affair is tortuous and sexy, but is it love? Or does the stud just want a free trip to Venice, compliments of a famous author? Either way, Erica Jong wrote this romance with "a mixture of eloquence and savage wit as good as anything she has ever written," said The Wall Street Journal.
How to Save Your Own Life

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Erica Jong--like Isadora Wing, her fictional doppelganger--was rich and famous, brainy and beautiful, and soaring high with erotica and marijuana in 1977, the year this book was first published. Erica/Isadora are the perfect literary and libidinous guides for those readers who want to learn about-or just be reminded of-the sheer hedonistic innocence of the time. How to Save Your Own Life was praised by People for being "shameless, sex-saturated and a joy," and hailed by Anthony Burgess as one of the ninety-nine best novels published in English since 1939.
Any Woman's Blues: A Novel of Obsession

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Any Woman's Blues, first published in 1990, is a tale of addiction and narcissism-the twin obsessions of ourage. World-famous folk singer Leila Sand emerged from the sixties and seventies with addictions to drugs and booze. Leila's latest addiction is to a younger man who leaves her sexually ecstatic but emotionally bereft. The orgasmic frenzies trump the betrayals, so she keeps coming back for more.

Eventually, Leila frees herself by learning the rules of love, the Twelve Steps, and the Key to Serenity in an odyssey that takes her from AA meetings to dens of sin, parties with "names" worth dropping, and erotic gondola rides.

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Tony Kornheiser gone...............
BengalsInsider.com - May 20, 2009
So, Kornheiser read Erica Jong's book about a woman having a fling with an anonymous stranger in Vienna and had to quit the MNF booth? I guess third wave feminism and fresh outlooks on women's sexuality was too much for him, and he vowed to never let

Severna Park Dragons fall to St. John's, 17-12, in season finale - Annapolis Capital
Annapolis Capital, MD - May 21, 2009
Severna Park Dragons fall to St. John's, 17-12, in season finale - Annapolis Capital Annapolis CapitalSeverna Park Dragons fall to St. John's, 17-12, in season finaleChris Troxell - For The Capital Severna Park midfielder Erica Hughes (left) drives past a St. John's defender behind the cage while teammate Katie Posko (right) watches intently during the season finale at Annapolis High School on Sunday.

consent can be tricky concept - The Australian
The Australian, Australia - Feb 08, 740
consent can be tricky conceptThe feminist writer Erica Jong even came up with a term for this kind of encounter. She called it the zipless f..k. In the wake of the Matthew Johns sex scandal, it is worth asking whether that kind of sex - anonymous sex, and especially anonymous

Check out lovely gardens today - GoErie.com
GoErie.com, PA - May 24, 2009
Check out lovely gardens todayErica Jong (B. 1942), American author. Source: Carolyn Warner's Treasury of Women's Quotations (Prentice Hall). MEG LONCHARIC's column appears in the Sunday Living section. You can call her at 454-8000; send e-mail to newsmeg@aol.com; or write to her

Phillipsburg High School lists seventh marking period honor roll - Warren Reporter
Warren Reporter, NJ - May 22, 2009
Phillipsburg High School lists seventh marking period honor roll Caitlyn Wojcik, Erika Wollman, Larissa Wombacher, Jonathan Womer, Brittany Wood, Nicole Wranitz, Justin Wright, Dan Ping Wu, Lisa Wu, Terese Yale, Kristin Yock, Patricia Yong, Holly Youpa, Ploutis Zambas, Lauren Zelenka, Jessica Ziolkowski.