erotica

February 10th 2026

OpenAI Safety VP Reportedly Fired for Sexual Discrimination Against Her Male Colleague

The Wall Street Journal points out that she had criticized ChatGPT's upcoming 'adult mode.'

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl Feb 10

April 18th 2023

Screenshot: Amazon / Gizmodo

Google and Apple Are Reportedly Miffed About All the Porn on Amazon Kindle

There are thousands of porn titles being sold for cheap on Amazon’s Kindle, but that should be a separate concern from ‘text-based dinosaur and alien erotica.’

Commerce Kyle Barr Apr 18

January 12th 2021

Hades and Persephone Get a Divine Meet-Cute in This Peek at Fantasy Erotica Neon Gods

In Neon Gods, erotica author Katee Robert shifts her focus from Disney villains to Greek mythology, a realm that also happens to be overflowing with steamy romance. Today, io9 is revealing the cover and an excerpt that sees heroine Persephone, on the run from Zeus, meeting a dark stranger at the River Styx. First, here’s…

Books & Comics Io9 Staff Jan 12

April 8th 2020

Image: Riverdale Avenue Books / Image: Sally Bend / Image: Samhain Publishing

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On

Look, we’re all adults—and if you’re not, there are plenty of other io9 articles to read (although let’s be honest, they’re all sexy). Social distancing is tough for a lot of reasons, one of them being how it affects our sex lives. It’s important to find creative ways to keep yourself satisfied and we’ve got…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Apr 8

September 26th 2019

Image: Disney

Meet the Erotica Author Who’s Making Disney Villains Fuck

It’s an undeniable truth: Disney villains are hot. There’s a reason we have so much fan fiction dedicated to the romantic exploits of Walt’s animated baddies. And it’s why one author has created her own erotica saga that looks at what would happen if some of Disney’s classic villains had emerged as the victors…and then…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Sep 26

June 5th 2018

Jeff Goldblum and Author Chuck Tingle Adorably Bond Over Dinosaur Erotica

Jeff Goldblum—the sexy king of the dinosaurs—and erotica novelist Chuck Tingle, together at last, sharing their mutual love of handsome dinos during a Reddit AMA. This is the stuff fan fiction dreams are made of. The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star hosted a Reddit AMA to chat about his other new movie Hotel Artemis. Things…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 5

January 20th 2016

Every Writer Who Freaks Out About Negative Reviews Needs To Read This Now

Mean book reviews are a fact of life nowadays. And if you spend any time in a workshop, you’re going to hear some pretty harsh feedback. But Cecilia Tan, the erotic speculative fiction mastermind behind the Magic University books, has some brilliant advice on her blog. Not only does Tan offer some great ideas about…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 20

June 24th 2015

A Playful (And NSFW) Webcomic About the Sex Lives of Halfling Women

If you like a bit of drama in your porn comics (and like to watch very short women getting it on with taller men), check out InCase’s webcomic Alfie. When a caravan of humans and elves visits a remote halfling village, two village women — a mother and daughter — find they’re in for some…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Jun 24

June 22nd 2015

Selling Erotic Ebooks Is Illegal in Germany Before 10pm

Thanks to an old-fashioned law that treats ebooks like movies, online booksellers in Germany are eligible for a $56,000 fine if they sell erotic ebooks before 10pm. That means any young fraus desperate to buy sensual Clippy stories may have to wait until after dark if booksellers come up with a plan to comply. After…

Commerce Kate Knibbs Jun 22

June 17th 2015

The Perfect Jumping-On Point For Cecilia Tan’s Sexy Magic University!

What if Hogwarts only had students 18 and over? And there was a lot more sex? Then you might get something like Magic University, the series written by erotic SF mastermind Cecilia Tan. And now, a new anthology of short fiction provides the perfect way to discover this world for yourself. Cecilia Tan, the publisher…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jun 17

June 3rd 2015

You KNOW You Want An Evening Of Erotic Jurassic Park Fan Fiction!

Don’t even try to deny it. There’s a void in your life that can only be filled by hearing erotic tales about the characters in Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novel, written by brilliant authors and read by the amazing Baruch Porras-Hernandez. And now, if you’re in San Francisco, you can get your wish. Shipwreck is…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 3

May 9th 2015

The Writer Behind the Weirdest Tech Erotica You’ve Ever Read

Have you wondered what it’s like to get fucked by the Apple Watch? Canadian erotica master Leonard Delaney did. Delaney is the author of “Invaded By the iWatch,” a 4000-word yarn about a young woman, Christie Aackerlund, who walks out her door one day to find a new “iWatch” sitting on her stoop. She puts…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar May 9

August 20th 2014

If You Don’t Understand Why People Love Erotic Fanfic, Watch This Now

In her slam poem Fantastic Breasts and Where To Find Them, Brenna Twohy quickly gets to the heart of why so many people love their erotica attached to familiar fictional characters while powerfully critiquing certain types of mainstream pornography. The video is NSFW and may be triggering for its images of sexual coercion. Twohy’s message…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 20

June 9th 2014

Fierce Warrior Elf Erotica Makes Nudity Into Something Badass [NSFW]

She’s not your ordinary nude subject, but we’ve never seen anything more beautiful, strange and fierce than this warrior elf — whether she’s dressed in armor or not at all. Warning: NSFW. We just absolutely love these photographs from the Tumblr for BareMaidens.com — they’re erotic and intense, just like our favorite supernatural romances. And…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 9

May 1st 2014

Tonight: Erotic Hitchhiker’s Guide Fanfic Read By a Shakespearean Actor

If you’re in San Francisco and you love Douglas Adams as much as we do, then you have absolutely no excuse for not being at The Booksmith, where Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is being tarnished forever. Six writers create erotic fanfic, and the results are read by a Shakespearean actor. This event is described…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 1

March 31st 2014

Why Is Monster Erotica So Popular Anyway?

After one writer recently revealed that she’s made as much as $30,000 in a single month writing erotic ebooks featuring creatures like Bigfoot, it became clear that monster erotica has quietly become a hugely popular genre. But what attracts readers with sexy stories about mythological beasts? A quick heads up to readers: this piece contains…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 31

December 22nd 2013

Amazon is making it harder to sell Bigfoot porn ebooks

Erotica featuring Sasquatch, minotaurs, aliens, and boar gods may not fit everyone’s tastes, but some authors have made a killing selling monster sex ebooks. But some ebook retailers, notably Amazon, have been cracking down on cryptozoological smut, making it harder for writers to sell their books to readers who are hot for Bigfoot. Business Insider…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 22

June 25th 2013

How to Write a Sex Scene Between a Unicorn and a Rainbow

The first thing you need to know is this: I wrote “The Unicorn and the Rainbow” on a dare. Which, given that this is the one story in my new erotica collection that everyone remembers and everyone talks about, is a weird beginning. But it’s a true story. Top image: Unicorn of the Rainbow by…

io9 Greta Christina Jun 25

May 6th 2013

Have you heard of this erotic science fiction novel from the 1970s?

You know when you really want to find a wonderfully naughty novel you read when you were a teenager, but you just can’t think of the name or author? One io9 reader desperately needs your help to track down a long-lost (but beloved) erotic scifi novel. This reader writes in to say: My wife recently…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz May 6

December 18th 2012

This erotica book might actually be the year’s most dangerous science fiction anthology

The best short fiction has an element of danger to it. You should fear for the protagonists — but even more than that, you should fear the abyss they’re suspended over, and what it represents. And short erotica needs more, not less, danger than other types of fiction, because it’s about the loss of control…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 18

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