Júlio César Ribeiro Vaughan (April 16, 1845 – November 1, 1890) was a Brazilian Naturalist novelist, philologist, journalist and grammarian. He is famous for his polemical romance A Carne and for idealizing the flag of the State of São Paulo, which he wanted to be the flag of Brazil.
He is patron of the 24th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Maîtresse Françoise (pen name Annick Foucault) is a publicly known dominatrix in Paris, France. Her autobiography was published in France by publisher Éditions Gallimard. Annick Foucault was born in the South of France.[1][2] Her childhood was marred by the loss of her father.[1][2] After having been the victim of an accident, she consecutively had no […]
Alison Tyler (born ca 1969 ) is the pseudonym of an American author, editor and publisher of erotica, living in Northern California. She has authored over 20 explicit novels, hundreds of short stories and has edited more than 60 erotic anthologies. She runs her own publishing company, Pretty Things Press (“Pretty on the outside, dirty […]
Mitzi Szereto is a British author, blogger, and web TV entrepreneur. She has written novels and short stories, edited fiction and non-fiction anthologies, has her own blog of humorous personal essays “Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto’s Weblog”, and is the creator/presenter of “Mitzi TV,” a Web TV channel that covers the quirky side of London, England. […]
H. Bonciu, or Horia Bonciu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhori.a ˈbont͡ʃju]; reportedly born Bercu, Beniamin or Hieronim Haimovici,[1][2][3][4] also known as Bonciu Haimovici, Haimovici Bonciu;[5] May 19, 1893 – April 27, 1950), was a Romanian novelist, poet, journalist and translator, noted especially as an atypical figure on his country’s avant-garde scene. His work, comprising several volumes of poetry […]
Krissy Kneen is a Brisbane-based bookseller and writer. Kneen has been shortlisted three times for the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award, and in 2014 won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize. She is the author of a short collection of erotica, Swallow the Sound, and a memoir, Affection. Kneen has also penned a collection of erotica entitled […]