Maxim Jakubowski
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Maxim Jakubowski is a crime, erotic, and science fiction
writer and critic.
Jakubowski was born in England
to Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France
. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy
and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology'sTwenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention
(Seacon '79) in Brighton
,and Travelling towards epsilon, an anthology of French science fiction . He also contributed a short story to that anthology.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop, the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies, including the annual Mammoth Books of Best New Erotica and Best British Crime. He has edited several classic lists such Black Box Thrillers, Blue Murder, Eros Plus and Neon and, presently, runs the MaXcrime imprint for British publishers John Blake Publishing. He is a past winner of the Karel and the Anthony awards.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly", "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer" and "I Was Waiting for You'. His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 2nd Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website. His latest novel was published in 2011, "Ekaterina and the Night".
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer and critic.
Jakubowski was born in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology'sTwenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention
37th World Science Fiction Convention
The 37th World Science Fiction Convention was Seacon '79, which was held in Brighton, UK, 23–26 August 1979 at the Metropole Hotel...
(Seacon '79) in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
,and Travelling towards epsilon, an anthology of French science fiction . He also contributed a short story to that anthology.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop, the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies, including the annual Mammoth Books of Best New Erotica and Best British Crime. He has edited several classic lists such Black Box Thrillers, Blue Murder, Eros Plus and Neon and, presently, runs the MaXcrime imprint for British publishers John Blake Publishing. He is a past winner of the Karel and the Anthony awards.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly", "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer" and "I Was Waiting for You'. His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 2nd Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website. His latest novel was published in 2011, "Ekaterina and the Night".
Anthologies of erotic fiction
- The Mammoth Book of Erotica (Carroll & Graf US and Robinson UK, originally published in 1994, revised edition published in 2000) ISBN 0786707879
Anthologies of erotic photography
- The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica, co-edited with Marilyn Jaye LewisMarilyn Jaye LewisMarilyn Jaye Lewis is an American writer and editor of erotic short stories and novels.-Early career as a singer-songwriter:Lewis studied recording and audio engineering in New York City, after moving there from her home town of Columbus, Ohio in 1980...
, Running PressRunning PressThe Running Press is a member of the Perseus Books Group, the imprint is the publisher of fiction, non-fiction, cooking, humor, and kit books. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, but many of the corporate functions take place in New York City....
, 2002, ISBN 0786709219 - The Mammoth Book of Erotic Photography, co-edited with Marilyn Jaye LewisMarilyn Jaye LewisMarilyn Jaye Lewis is an American writer and editor of erotic short stories and novels.-Early career as a singer-songwriter:Lewis studied recording and audio engineering in New York City, after moving there from her home town of Columbus, Ohio in 1980...
, Edition Olms, 2004, ISBN 3283004315