Email received from Erikk at Sky Horse Publishing:

To the authors at Viviane’s Sex Carnival,

Your blog is a fantastic read, and among the greatest sex blogs on the web. I think that you and your readers will undoubtedly be interested in the U.S. edition of Diary of a Sex Fiend by Abby Lee, based on her well-known “Girl with a One Track Mind” blog (http://girlwithaonetrackmind.blogspot.com/). This worldwide bestseller is the revealing, funny, erotic and incredibly honest journal of a young woman’s sexual thoughts and erotic experiences. Abby offers detailed descriptions of her sexual encounters, narrative on relationships, and even fun and useful “top 10″ lists. And at $16.95, this book is a sharply written treat for anyone who loves reading about sex.
(etc.)

I thought the timing odd, because the book came out in July when Abby Lee was here. Evidently, it was sent out without her permission:

So if you are a blog friend of mine, or just a reader of this blog, and have received an email asking you to write about my book, please ignore it, because it was not done with my authorisation, or my support, or with any of my wishes taken into account.

I’m Chinese and guanxi is a big thing with me. I’m happy to promote the books of my friends (look at the virtual book tours Rachel Kramer Bussel and Audacia Ray did), but ham-handed emails from publisher? Phooey.

And since I’m complaining…why’d they change the cover of the U.S. version? We’ve talked amongst ourselves how bad a move it was.

Listening to: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (Peter, Paul & Mary)

violet writes:

This time it’s their service Blogger, which has just marked famous UK sex blogger Girl With A One Track Mind as a spam blog, has blocked her from posting, and has threatened to delete her blog. Hell, she only *writes* about sex (no visual porn on her site) — and is one of the first and best known of the first-wave sex blog authors. Can anyone help her? She’s part of our history and a heroine to many (and after what the British tabloids did to her, she really doesn’t deserve this). Damn you, Blogger! When will these big companies learn the difference between erotica and porn spam (or have community liaisons for the communities they serve)?