LET'S TALK SEX!
With Toni Bentley, Erica Jong, Daphne Merkin, and Amy Sohn

Join us for a provocative discussion with world-famous writers whose tales of love, lust, and desire shocked cultural norms and helped reinvent the sexual landscape.

Panelists:

• Toni Bentley, journalist and author of five New York Times Notable books including The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir
• Erica Jong, author of over 25 books including the feminist classic Fear of Flying, Sugar in My Bowl, and Fear of Dying
• Daphne Merkin, novelist, essayist, and author of Enchantment, Dreaming of Hitler, and New York TimesNotable book The Fame Lunches 
• Amy Sohn, columnist, screenwriter, and author of Prospect Park West, The Actress, and Run Catch Kiss
  
  
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HIS WAS FIRST, IN MY ASS
An Erotic Film Tribute to THE SURRENDER

The award-winning Swedish feminist porn director, screenwriter and producer Erika Lust, who works out of her studio in Barcelona, has made a short film tribute to THE SURRENDER, An Erotic Memoir, titled HIS WAS FIRST, IN MY ASS.

It is well-worth seeing, particularly if you are a fan of the book -- but fair warning on two counts: you will need to pay to see it, but it is hard, hard-core. Oh yes, and the girl is very sexy and very pretty so you decide….


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The Art of Sex & Seduction
Avec Plaisir: Ceremonies of Love & Desire

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 • 7pm
With Catherine Robbe-Grillet & Beverly Charpentier
Moderated by Toni Bentley

Get a glimpse inside the secret ceremonies and sadomasochistic rites of France’s most notorious dominatrix. A screening of provocative highlights from La Cérémonie and Le Contrat, Lina Mannheimer’s documentaries about Catherine Robbe-Grillet, will be followed by a rare appearance by Madame herself.

The modern-day Marquise de Sade and Beverly Charpentier—the woman who gave up her freedom to serve her—will talk with author and journalist Toni Bentley about their love, friendship, and rituals.


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