Sin-A-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties

ISBN 10: 1932595058 / ISBN 13: 9781932595055

Published by Feral House, 2004

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Synopsis:

Sin-A-Rama celebrates the forgotten world of erotic paperbacks from the 1960s, when sex acts were described with code words, writers used pseudonyms, and publishers hid behind mail drop addresses.
Sleaze paperbacks sold by the million throughout the decade. Their unorthodox content and inroads into the marketplace provoked new laws, FBI investigations, high-pitched court battles, and prison sentences for the crime of obscenity. Earl Kemp, the notorious Greenleaf Books editor, provides an insider's perspective, profiling famous and little-known co-workers. In "My Life as a Pornographer," science fiction legend Robert Silverberg divulges how he and other famous authors learned their craft and earned their keep pounding out softcore sin.
The bizarre glories of cover artists Robert Bonfils, Gene Bilbrew, Eric Stanton, Paul Rader, Ed Smith, Bill Ward, and Doug Weaver are seen throughout in lurid color.
This is the first book-length exploration into a shadowy but revolutionary industry. A useful appendix reveals the actual names behind the pseudonyms, and catalogues both established and fly-by-night sleaze operators.

Product Description: Sin-a-rama Uncovering a racy repository of American fantasies and fears from more than 40 years ago, "Sin-A-Rama" ravishes readers with the splendidly spicy cover art of the period's top illustrators as well as entertaining excerpts from the best and worst of the genre. Full description

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sin-A-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the ...
Publisher: Feral House
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good