The Anal Sex Positions Guide: The Best Positions for Easy, Exciting, Mind-Blowing Pleasure by Tristan Taorminoby Wendy Blackheart
So, the first thing I noticed about this book is that at first, it comes across as aimed towards cisgendered/heterosexual vanilla couples. Which makes sense, since really, that’s the demographic that needs a book on anal sex positions, which, IMO, [...]
Screw the Roses Send Me the Thorns
Posted in bdsm, book, dominance, domination, kink, submission, submissive on Oct 15th, 2009
“Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns” was not the first book I have ever read on BDSM. When I first started getting interested in BDSM, the internet was my guide, some of it useful, some of it ridiculous, everyone had an opinion. I then read “Different Loving” and “Sensuous Magic”, both excellent books relating [...]
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
Posted in Tristan Taormino, book, books, polyamory, polygamy, relationships, tristantaormino on Jun 20th, 2009
“Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships” by Tristan Taormino is an enlightening and thought-provoking book that explores the diverse aspects of nonmonogamous relationships from solo polyamory, to partnered nonmonogamy, to triangles and groups. The book features a wealth of information from stats to brief histories of polyamory in the U.S., as [...]
Tantra for Erotic Empowerment
Posted in book, books, sacred sex, sacred sexuality, sexuality, tantra on Apr 12th, 2009
Tantra for Erotic Empowerment: The Key to Enriching Your Sexual Life
by Mark A. Michaels (Author), Patricia Johnson (Author), Tristan Taormino (Foreword)
Tantra for Erotic Empowerment is an instructional book that focuses on the erotic possibilities of Tantric Sex, written by life partners Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson, a “devoted married couple who have been teaching [...]
“The Mistress Manual: A Good Girl’s Guide to Female Dominance” is an instruction handbook by Mistress Lorelei, published by Greenery Press. Its focus is on heterosexual female dominance, but much of the information can be adapted to other gender play scenarios. Written by Lorelei, an experienced lifestyle Dominatrix and feminist, it provides information to [...]
How to Be a Dominant Diva
by Georgia Payne and Julie Taylor
Ok, so who doesn’t want to be a Dominant Diva once in a while? Even if you are submissive by nature, or like your partner to be the one in control, sometimes it is thrilling, fun, and empowering to switch the power exchange and bring [...]
Pleasurists #18
Posted in sex blogs, sex toys, sexblogs, sextoys on Mar 4th, 2009
Image by Don Julian
Yeah! This week of the Pleasurists My review of Bill & Desiree is featured! Thank you Scarlet Lotus!
Pleasurists is your round-up of the adult product reviews that came out in the last seven days from bloggers all around the sex blogosphere. Did you miss Pleasurists #17? Read it all here. Do [...]
The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage by Midori
Photography by Craig Morey
Publisher Greenery Press (2001)
175 pages, Softcover.
A few years ago (2005) I was lucky enough to take a bondage workshop with Midori: “Intro to Japanese and other Creative Rope Bondage Essentials” in Halifax at Venus Envy, one of the local sex shops. It was one of [...]
Sex, Magick and Spirit: Enlightenment through Ecstasy
Posted in book, books, sacred sex, sacred sexuality, shopping, tantra on Feb 11th, 2009
“Sex is a potent method for directing and releasing magical energies. The sexual act unites the polarities that exist within us to create a strong of energy which can be used to transform consciousness.”–from Sex, Magick and Spirit
Sex, Magick and Spirit by Bonnie L. Johnson and Peter L. Schuerman (Llewellyn Publications 1998) is a practical [...]
Best Sex Writing 2008
Posted in book, pinkghetto, rachelkramerbussel on Jan 30th, 2009
“Best Sex Writing 2008” by Cleis Press, is compilation of twenty-one provocative personal essays, sex journalism, and sex blogging that all focus on that one “dirty” word: sex. In her introduction, Rachel writes: “Sex. One little word, so much drama. One little word, so many interpretations, definitions, permutations.” Sex may be the only thing that [...]