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Best Sex Writing 2005
Blue, Violet, ed.
Cleis Press
This fabulous collection of sex journalism is the perfect non-fiction
counterpart to the Best American Erotica series. Each essay
examines a different aspect of American sex culture -- from New York gay
sex clubs to a San Francisco dyke video production team to teaching
inner-city school kids about sex -- and the result is an eclectic, but
fascinating, book. We laughed at some, shuddered at others, but overall
it's just a great, provocative read. (2005, 207 pp.)
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Best Sex Writing 2006
Newman, Felice and Frederique Delacoste, eds.
Cleis Press
This series is the perfect non-fiction counterpart to the Best
American Erotica series. Each essay is a take on sex as it
happens in today's culture -- from New York teenage girls frequenting
nightclubs to writer musing on what her time in Porn Valley meant for
her to what today's abstinence only sex ed is doing to our teenagers --
and the result is an eclectic, but fascinating, book. We laughed at
some, shuddered at others, but overall it's just a great, provocative
read. (2006, 197 pp.)
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Best Sex Writing 2008
Bussel, Rachel Kramer (editor)
Cleis Press
Sure, we all like having sex, but the true secret we're all
keeping is that we're all really into thinking, reading, and talking
about sex, too. So much of the world revolves around, relates to or
relies upon sexuality, and if you don't think so, you should definitely
give this book a read (and if you agree, you'll find lots of fascinating
examples to entertain and enrich you here). Best Sex Writing of
2008 is a collection of essays and personal accounts that touch
on, examine, pick at or mock today's sex culture. From hilarious essays
on whether Jewish women really give the best blowjobs, to inspiring
essays on sex rehab for spinal cord injuries, to truly disturbing (of
the "I cannot look away" type) about menstrual blood (porn's last
taboo!), this is an eclectic, but fascinating, book. Don't miss the
provacative essay "Sex in Iran" by Pari Esfandiari and Richard Buskin,
which examines how a celebrity sex tape released in that culture is
changing the way that fundamentalist Islamic society views female
pleasure. With offerings from Greta Christina, Violet Blue, Tristan
Taormino, Lux Nightmare, Trixie Fontaine, and many more, this is book
smart, fun to read and stimulating for your mind. (2008, 208
pp.)
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Confessions of a Naughty Mommy: How I Found My Lost Libido
Raykeil, Heidi
Seal Press
A perfect read for new mothers who are feeling overwhelmed by life with
baby and find it hurting their libido. Author Heidi Raykeil tells it
like it is, or, rather, like it was for her when she had her daughter.
From a slightly kinky, very raucous sex life with her husband
to exhausted motherhood, she details just what happened to her libido
and the many different ways she worked at getting it back. Although at
times a bit more tiring than naughty, the story she tells will reassure
other women that their reluctance to jump back into a rockin' sex life
after giving birth is utterly normal. Also a great read for dads (or
second mommies) as well, in that it gives perspective on a situation
usually dealt with through a haze of interpersonal emotions and
sleep-deprivation. And, not to give too much away, but we always love a
happy ending. (2006, 250 pp.)
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Sex in Space
Woodmansee, Laura S.
Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
As space tourism ramps up, the one thing nearly every adult muses about
is what it would be like to have sex in space. So, it's surprising that
there's simply not a lot of information out there about it (and what
there is remains rather difficult to find). Thank goodness for Sex
in Space! Author Laura S. Woodmansee has done her research,
resulting in this slender volume packed full of fascinating information
about gettin' it on in zero-g. Everything from data on whether anyone
has actually done it in space, how to make love in space, making space
babies, to the effect of being in space on your libido. There are
pictures, though other than the ones of artist's models demonstrating
good space sex positions, they're entirely G-rated. Surprisingly
readable for the somewhat academic style in which it's written, this
book touches on just about any question you may have about knocking
boots in your moon boots. To infinity and beyond! (2006, 136 pp.)
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Virgin: The Untouched History
Blank, Hanne
Bloomsbury
Possibly the most comprehensive single volume ever written on the
slippery topic of virginity, Virgin: The Untouched History
author Hanne Blank takes years of painstaking research and boils it down
into a readable, fascinating history. Divided into two sections, Blank
tackles first the biological side, answering questions such as "what is
the hymen?" and "when did the hymen begin to play a major role in
determining virginity?" and taking a hard look at the myth that having
sex with a virgin will cure you of STI's (spoiler: it will not)
as well as other fascinating biological misunderstandings, myths and
actual facts. The second half of the book tackles the thorny cultural
side, from misconceptions to horrific traditions surrounding this
nebulous state of being. Beginning in ancient Greece and moving up
through Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the role of virginity in
society is examined in engrossing detail. It's the kind of book that is
both hard to put down and extremely educational at the same time, a
combination that we find extremely satisfying. Recommended! (2007, 304
pp.)
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Woman: An Intimate Geography
Angier, Natalie
You want to understand women? Forget "How to Pick Up Chicks." Read this
book, full of hard biological facts and fascinating, honestly framed
speculation about the female body (and therefore the female psyche). For
a wonder, the author (a Pulitzer Prize winner for her biology writing in
the NY Times) talks science both intelligently and accessibly, as she
anatomizes what it is to be female. Do you think about, say, exactly
what biological purpose female orgasm serves? So does she, and she takes
you down to the cellular level in search of understanding. If the book
has a flaw it's that the writing gets a tad giddy. Edge-of-annoying in
spots, even. But in the end the author's intoxication with her subject
works to make her considerable fund of information all the more
available to the reader. You want a second opinion? Gloria Steinem says
"Anyone living in or near a female body should read this book." (1999,
398 pp.)
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