Melissa Febos
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In her critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart, Melissa Febos laid bare the intimate world of the professional dominatrix, turning an honest examination of her life into a lyrical study of power, desire, and fulfillment. In her dazzling Abandon Me, Febos captures the intense bonds of love and the need for connection -- with family, lovers, and oneself. First, her birth father, who left her with only an inheritance of addiction and Native American...
3) Girlhood
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
National Bestseller
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME * NPR * The Washington Post * Kirkus Reviews * Washington Independent Review of Books * The Millions * Electric Literature * Ms Magazine * Entropy Magazine * Largehearted Boy * Passerbuys "Irreverent and original." –New York Times
"Magisterial."...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she'd been told about herself and the habits and defenses she'd developed over years of trying to meet others' expectations ... Blending...
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From a critically acclaimed group of writers comes an essay collection about what they wish they could share with their mothers--the hilarious, the painful, the awkward, and the downright messy. Raw and poignant, this is an anthology that will resonate with anyone who's ever had a mother." -- Back cover.
"As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize...
10) Kink: stories
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum with a bold new vision, this groundbreaking anthology includes works by such renowned fiction writers as Callum Angus, Roxane Gay, Chris Kraus and Larissa Pham.
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