Every Body: An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle

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When OUR BODIES, OURSELVES was first published in 1970, it was the first book to give women truthful, complete information about their sexual and reproductive health. Today, our understanding of sexuality and health are radically different--yet there's no similar book that synthesises a progressive understanding of gender, ability, identity and size. Until now. EVERY BODY is the first radically inclusive compendium of stories, essays, interviews, and art about sex. These deeply personal stories--covering topics as varied as first times, being in an open relationship, learning to accept hairy butts and extra nipples, accidental pregnancies, sex toys, pleasure, fears, traumas, and more--take the stigmatised topics and questions we've all had but have always been afraid to ask, and turn them into words of guidance, confidence, and community. And in between, there are interviews with and essays by experts--a counsellor at Planned Parenthood, a high school health teacher, a clerk at a sex-positive sex shop, a urologist, a disability activist, and many, many more. The result is a deeply informative and inclusive user's guide to your body, no matter its shape, size, or preferences. With an exuberant, diverse group of voices and gorgeous illustrations that bring each story to life, EVERY BODY is destined to be a treasured resource and trusted companion for generations to come.

Julia Rothman is the author and/or illustrator of twelve books, including Nature Anatomy, Ladies Drawing Night, and Hello, New York. She has illustrated books for Liv Tyler, Jane Fonda, DesignSponge, and Gail Simmons, and illustrated for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. In 2017, she co-founded--with Wendy MacNaughton--Women Who Draw, an open directory of female-identifying illustrators, artists, and cartoonists. Julia's work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Harper's, Popular Science, Living, Food and Wine, and is on display in the New York subway system.

Bedtime reading that covers topics from sex literacy to body acceptance to sex stories from COVID-19. This is the sexy book nerd's Valentine's treat that keeps on giving--Huffington Post ...an inclusive, awkward, tender, silly, discomfiting, emotional, and, above all, candid collection about what it means to be a living person...The book addresses a wide range of experiences, from being horny to unlearning religious inhibitions to drunk sex to watching porn to enduring a miscarriage, all while demystifying stigmas and cliches, normalizing uncertainty, acknowledging trauma, and celebrating desire and playfulness.--Elle A thorough and impressively frank picture of human sexuality.--The New York Times Ambitious and progressive, Every Body is a thoughtful and well-rounded addition to anyone's sex ed shelf.--Shape An impressively diverse blend of artistry and perspective, Rothman and Feinberg's book is an entertaining and insightful voyeuristic playground ... features a liberating body-positive honesty sure to delight any reader fascinated by stories of human sexuality. A delightfully audacious anthology of carnal confessionals.--Kirkus Reviews Boisterous and beautiful...Visually stunning, and running the entire gamut of human emotion, this will make readers laugh, cry, and cheer. --Booklist Starred Review Have you ever had a question about sex -- whether out of curiosity, desire or the sneaking suspicion that you're, somehow, different? Every Body will help you feel less alone...Framed by dozens of artists' illustrations, deeply personal interviews and expert essays that address stigmas and cliches, this book is an informative, welcoming and inclusive user's guide to your body, no matter its shape, size or preferences.--O'Henry Magazine