Books: Other Sex Books

This pioneering anthology tells stories that reach beyond the traditional binary of male and female to explore love, relationships, and sexuality in the gender variant community. The collection is rife with deeply moving moments, and covers scenarios that range from monogamous relationships to anonymous sex. With a wealth of intriguing characters that identify as FTM, MTF, thirdgender, and genderqueer, these tales discuss love, sex, dating, and relationships in freshly authentic and honest voices.

Count us among the big fans of Original Plumbing, a magazine that documents diversity within trans male lifestyles through photographic portraits and essays, personal narratives, and interviews. This quarterly print magazine, published out of San Francisco by Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos, flips the script by showing the incredible breadth of trans male experiences: "We feel that there is no single way to sum up what it means to be a trans man because we each have different beliefs, life experiences and relationships to our own bodies." We couldn't have said it any better!

by Dr. Sally Kydd and Dana Rowett
Make post-cancer sexuality into a new beginning with the help of Intimacy After Cancer: A Woman's Guide. From the stigma of cancer diagnosis to the physical effects of cancer and treatment, author Sally Kydd (herself a breast cancer survivor and clinical psychologist) guides and advises the reader through illness, recovery, and the changes you might face in terms of intimacy and sexuality. Features contributions from cancer experts, doctors, and survivors; includes quizzes, diagrams, illustration, and activities. Indispensable for cancer survivors and their partners.

Pregnancy can be one of the sexiest times of your life, so do it up right with the help of Your Orgasmic Pregnancy. This indispensable book focuses on concerns, myths, and tips for having satisfying sex during pregnancy, including sexual techniques, spicing things up with toys and erotica, sexy alternatives to intercourse, and loving yourself as a hot mama. Co-authors Danielle Cavallucci (birthing mentor and specialist in pregnancy fitness) and Yvonne Fulbright, M.S. Ed., Ph.D. (sexuality professor at Argosy University) bring a great blend of expertise, humor, and practical tips to this volume. Highly recommended for pregnant folks and their partners.

by Tristan Taormino
Whether you’re just beginning to explore open relationships or you’ve been living a polyamorous life for years, Tristan Taormino’s Opening Up will offer you something valuable in your quest for loving, lasting connections. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over a hundred women and men, Opening Up explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships, from partnered non-monogamy to solo polyamory. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino offers tips on dealing with jealousy, negotiating boundaries, finding community, parenting, and time management. Opening Up is an invaluable resource that’ll change the way you think about intimacy.

• Binding Style: Paperback
• Type: Sex Info/How-To
• Number of Pages: 343
• Copyright: 2008

by Staci Haines
Overcome sexual trauma with gentle, transformative, and empowering techniques from the fantastic Healing Sex book. Transcend the limits of talk therapy with a sophisticated mind-body-spirit approach that allow women survivors of sexual assault (of all orientations, single, or coupled) to reclaim their own desires by reconnecting with their physical selves. This edition is an updated version of the formerly titled Survivor’s Guide to Sex by sex educator/somatic healer Staci Haines.

• Binding Style: Paperback
• Type: Sex Info/How-to
• Number of Pages: 267
• Copyright: 2007

Knot here! Knot now! You’ll be tying folks up faster and better thanks to step-by-step instructions and over 750 photos that teach how to turn basic knots into safe, captivating and sexy bondage. World-famous photographer Larry Utley captures every moment as bondage pros Dan and J.D. replicate the how-tos they learned teaching rope workshops. All you have to do is follow along—the book even opens flat so you can use both hands to tie knots as you read. Old pros and newcomers alike will glean tips, ideas and inspiration from the excellent techniques and dazzling photographs.

• Binding Style: Paperback
• Type: Instructional
• Number of Pages: 70 pages
• Copyright: 2006

Up your sexual quotient along with your IQ reading this hip and hilarious Kama-Sutra inspired book created by the smart, sexy folks at Nerve.com. Every day of the year features a different position; plus difficulty ratings, how many calories you can burn, and a place for notes. Makes a great gift.

• Style: Paperback
• Type: Instructional, Non-fiction
• Number of pages: 376
• Copyright: 2005

by Barbara Carrellas
Achieve sexual and spiritual bliss, even in the midst of a modern, busy life, with this hip, accessible guide that proves there is always time and space to push the boundaries of passion and intimacy. Acclaimed educator and activist Barbara Carrellas introduces more than a hundred Tantric positions, poses, and breathing techniques for individuals and couples that include breath and energy orgasms, Tantric BDSM, and erotic massage. Written for people of all orientations and genders, with beautiful illustrations, and a foreword by Annie Sprinkle.

• Binding: Paperback
• Type: Sex Info/How-To
• Number of Pages: 288
• Copyright: 2007

by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans
Mom, learn how to have it all—sex, sanity, and sleep—from this refreshing guide to mothers’ sexuality. You’ll find all sorts of reassuring tips on everything from rekindling a flagging libido to planning for intimacy to sex advice for single moms. New moms and moms-to-be, as well as their partners, will all benefit from the authors’ inclusive approach. An excellent gift for that next baby shower.