The Mammoth Book of New Gay Erotica

by Lawrence Schimel (Editor, Introduction)

This all-new volume showcases the finest new writing by and about gay men, both original stories commissioned for this volume and reprints of exceptional recent stories.

Just as desire often transcends all other boundaries, the diverse and distinguished list of contributors comes from around the globe.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Erotica, Anthologies, Gay, M M Romance, Short Stories, Queer

490 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2007

About the author

I'm a full-time author, anthologist, and translator (Spanish->English) living in Madrid, Spain.

Writing in both Spanish and English, I've published over 90 books in a wide range of genres, including poetry (DESAYUNO EN LA CAMA and FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS), children's books (LA AVENTURA DE CECILIA Y EL DRAGÓN, COSAS QUE PUEDO HACER YO SOLO, LITTLE PIRATE GOES TO SCHOOL, etc.), short stories (TWO BOYS IN LOVE, HIS TONGUE, THE DRAG QUEEN OF ELFLAND), graphic novels (VACATION IN IBIZA), and many anthologies (STREETS OF BLOOD: VAMPIRE STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH, SWITCH HITTERS: LESBIANS WRITE GAY MALE EROTICA AND GAY MEN WRITE LESBIAN EROTICA, KOSHER MEAT, FOUND TRIBE: JEWISH COMING OUT STORIES, CAMELOT FANTASTIC, etc.)

I've twice won a Lambda Literary Award, for FIRST PERSON QUEER and PoMoSEXUALS: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY.

My picture book ¿LEES UN LIBRO CONMIGO? was selected by the International Board of Books for Young People for Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2007 and my picture book NO HAY NADA COMO EL ORIGINAL was selected by the International Youth Library in Munich for the White Ravens 2005.

My poem "How to Make a Human" won the Rhysling Award for Best Science Fiction Poem.

I am also the publisher of A Midsummer Night's Press, a small poetry publisher, which has published THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR OTHER LIFE by Achy Obejas, THE GOOD-NEIGHBOR POLICY: A DOUBLE CROSS IN DOUBLE DACTLYS by Charles Ardai, BANALITIES by Brane Mozetic, translated by Elizabeti Zargi, and FORTUNE'S LOVER: A BOOK OF TAROT POEMS by Rachel Pollack, as well as the annual series BEST GAY POETRY and BEST LESBIAN POETRY.

Reviews

[Jay DeMoir · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Unsent” was probably my favorite so far!! 😭🖤 & "Divide & Conquer" was pretty intense, too.

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UPDATE:
Read this for the 2nd time 5 years later and found this to be slightly repetitive and a tad too long for the content.

[Michael Perrucci · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not into these "type" of deep sexual books. I hadn't known really what I was purchasing. How? Idk! I've read some pages and a couple stories that were cute and familiar but I'm glad to have this around because I could end up finding another decent sorry.

[Heriberto Vizcarra · Rating 3 out of 5]

The variety of things people find erotic is astonishing

This book has stories for all tastes; fetishes,, taboos, and some with a true inner search. Some were really not my cup of tea, and some were written with more that the erotic value. There probably two that I would reread.

[Dilo Keith]

"Dear Drew Peters" is one of many excellent pieces in this collection.

[Banana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very intriguing

[Liam Ostermann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful anthology which I bought and read because of how much I loved the editor's previous 'The Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica' (see my review at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) and once again I report that it is superb but, because I am writing this review five years later, I am only awarding it four stars. I remember the quality stories but not the others so, until I read the anthology again I am restraining myself.

But what a marvellous anthology - do not imagine there is a lack of the erotic, there are plenty of wonderfully sexy stories, they are just not stories of tropes and cliches. You won't find anyone with a 'swimmers build' or 'ten inch cock, flaccid' or having a 'rosebud aperture' - you know what I am talking about - but there stories are wonderfully sexy because they write about real sex and real people. Published nearly twenty years ago younger GR members may not recognise names like:

Paul Russell, Shaun Levin, Michael Lassell, Andy Quan, Tom Mendicino, Trebor Healey, Alexander Chee and Andrew Holleran

But if you don't recognise them then I have provided you with eight authors you need to read but more importantly will enjoy discovering and, of course, there are lots more. In fact I have changed my mind I am awarding five stars and all my shelving positions expressing approval.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think possibly the short story format is not for me as it means I can't get properly into the story before it's finished. I'm a fan of gay erotica despite being a woman (there are a lot of us out there) but felt that this collection lacked something. I wasn't overly sold.

[Scott · Rating 1 out of 5]

Arse. Arse? Arse. Arse arse arse arse arse!

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of all of them, "Eden" Steven Saylor (writing as Aaron Travis) was the best. The others I read but they were so-so.