Kamikaze Lust

"Great courage must account for such complete disregard of political correctness, and great sensitivity for such sadness."—Amanda Filipacchi, author of Vapor and Nude Men

Lauren Sanders is a novelist and journalist who lives in New York City. She is co-editor of the anthology Too Darn Hot: Writing About Sex Since Kinsey, published by Persea Books in 1998. She is a graduate of Columbia University's school of journalism and has an MA in Creative Writing from City College in New York.

Kamikaze Lust puts a crackling, rapid-fire spin on a traditional theme—young woman in search of herself—and stands it on its head.

Bust Magazine

Lauren Sanders has a great ability to describe and create characters that seem to breate; they exist believably in reality and fantasy. Sanders also has an interesting understanding of how the heart and mind work, and somehow takes those thoughts we would rather keep to ourselves and makes them acceptable in the context of her novel.

Lauren Sanders is a novelist and journalist who lives in New York City. Her highly acclaimed debut novel, Kamikaze Lust (Akashic, 2000) won a 2001 Lambda Literary Award. Sanders?s writing has appeared in publications including the American Book Review, Poets & Writers, and Time Out New York. She is coeditor of the anthology Too Darn Hot: Writing About Sex Since Kinsey, published by Persea Books in 1998. She is a graduate of Columbia University's school of journalism and has an MA in Creative Writing from City College in New York.