Black Silk is filled with lush, sexy stories featuring heroines who are overwhelmingly in control of their love lives and unabashed about their libidinous appetites. The stories are written by the best Black American erotic authors.
Retha Powersis editor of the anthology,Black Silk: A Collection of African American Eroticaand co-editor ofThis is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work. Her journalism and essays have appeared in publications such asEssence, Ms.,theNew York Times Magazine, andGlamour. Powers holds an undergraduate degree from Howard University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College. A publishing professional for over twenty years, she is currently the Assistant Director of the Publishing Certificate Program at City College of New York.