Later this week, The New York Times Book Review will publish its Sex Issue, containing reviews of the latest fiction and nonfiction books that deal with human sexuality. A select group of writers, including Nicholson Baker, Alison Bechdel, Rachel Kushner, Geoff Dyer and Jackie Collins, will share their memories of the first illicit thing they ever read. They describe the mixture of fear, shame, elation and pure raw nerves they felt reading something without the endorsement of parents or teachers.
