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Alma Marceau is the author of Lofting, the critically acclaimed erotic novel that is already being called a classic in the genre. Ms. Marceau, an accomplished coleopterist, has published scores of articles on insects, and is a contributor to the monumental Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest (Oxford University Press).
Lofting, a novel, is the record of a perceptive and intrepid sensualist, one woman's exploration of the thematic catalogue of fin de siecle eroticism. Rendered in compellingly elaborate detail, its scenes of debauch will delight aficionados of exhibitionism, voyeurism, bisexuality, bondage, flogging and other national pastimes.
Alma Marceau's Summer Reading List
Austerlitz
by W. G. Sebald
Sebald's final masterpiece. I loved Vertigo, and I'm relishing the thought of beginning another of Sebald's evocative, mysterious, and historically resonant tales.
Beowulf
Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
I'm looking forward to my third reading of Heaney's superlative rendition of this classic. The poetry is wonderful, and you've got to love a book where the kings have names like Hrothgar, the swords have names like Hrunting, and the monsters are plentiful, rapacious, and always lose their heads in the end. Great for reading to the kids, by the way.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
by Wade Davis
A Harvard scientist's astonishing journey into the secret societies of Haitian voodoo, zombis, and magic. Davis is a hell of a writer and this investigation of the living dead is everything I want in a scientific mystery story.
Flesh Tones
by M. J. Rose
A subclause to my prenuptial agreement obligates me to spend at least one day at the beach, under an umbrella, in my bathing suit. And this is the book that is going to make that day tolerable, and even enjoyable. Sex, obsession, and murder set in the high-stakes, back-stabbing world of fine art dealing. I might even forget the sand that filters into my tabouli salad.
The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide
by Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield, and Frank B. Gill
I may never get to the forests of Ecuador, but this book is the next best thing. I can't help it-I'm a total sucker for lavishly illustrated field guides. I love to pore over the plates, to read the natural history notes, to sit in wonderment at the endless beauty and diversity of tropical nature. And just in case an errant Harpy Eagle were to darken my towel as it passed over Malibu Beach, I'll be able to identify it.
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