Topic “Fifty Shades of Grey”

By Leanne Italie (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK — You’ve bought rope for that special someone, picked up a few sex toys and read those “Fifty Shades of Grey” books a time or three. You know who you are.

Well, no need to skulk about at naughty shops or the hardware store as Fifty Shades of Consumption makes it further into the mainstream.

Stuart Weitzman and Marc New...

By Tamara Lush (The Associated Press)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying it’s too steamy or too poorly written.

Even in the age of e-books and tablets, banning a book from a public library still carries weight because...

By Christine Armario (The Associated Press)

MIAMI — Young schoolteachers, middle-aged nurses and even the elderly flocked to a Miami bookstore Sunday for a chance to meet the author of the best-selling erotic romance “Fifty Shades of Grey” in the launch of her U.S. book tour.

British newcomer E L James drew more than 500 men and women at a morning book signing and spoke that...