Savor Book Club
We are gathering in monthly book clubs, focusing on books related to sexuality and sex-positivity. Books are neutral mediums that can make discussion about sensitive topics, such as sexuality, easier.
Upcoming books planned for our book club are as follows:
- Tell Me What You Want by Justin LeMiller, Feb 2022
- The Handi Book of Love, Lust, and Disability, by Handi, March 2022
- Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon, April 2022
- Strange Bedfellows by Ina Park, May 2022
- Ethical Porn for Dicks by David Ley, June 2022
Additional books under consideration are: Naked At Our Age by Joan Price and Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex by Ian Kerner.
We have discussed:
- Come As You Are (by Emily Nagoski in Jan 2021),
- Shameless (by Nadia Bolz-Weber in Feb 2021),
- Becoming Cliterate (by Laurie Mintz in March 2021),
- Not Always in the Mood (by Sarah Hunter Murray, April 2021),
- Odes (by Sharon Olds, May 2021),
- Big Big Love (by Hanna Blank, June 2021),
- Stolen Women (by Dr. Gail Wyatt, July 2021),
- Polysecure (by Jessica Fern, Aug 2021),
- Existential Kink (by Carolyn Elliot, Sept 2021),
- Enjoy Sex (by MJ Barker, Oct 2021),
- The Art of Receiving and Giving (by Betty Martin, November 2021),
- Sexual Fluidity (by Lisa Diamond December 2021)
- What Fresh Hell is This (by Heather Corinna, Jan 2022)
The size of our book club is limited to 10 participants. To register, please email me at ignitewellbeing.naperville@gmail.com.
If you have a request for a book club focused on a specific book or topic related to sexual well-being, please email me. For these books as well as others that I recommend, please see https://bookshop.org/shop/Ignitewell-being
For the date and time of our next book club, see: Events and Services Summary – Ignite Well-Being (ignitewell-being.com)
Please note that previously, this book club used the names Sex Nerd and Let’s Talk About Sex book club. Thank you for your patience as we work to fit a name to our community.
Book Reviews
Not Always in the Mood by Sarah Hunter Murray: http://ignitewell-being.com/not-always-in-the-mood/
All About Love by bell hooks: http://ignitewell-being.com/all-about-love-a-book-review/
Foxfire, Wolfskin by Sharon Blackie: http://ignitewell-being.com/foxfire-wolfskin-a-book-review/
Books on Sobriety and Recovery http://ignitewell-being.com/books-on-sobriety-and-recovery/
Books on Gender and Sexual Wellness http://ignitewell-being.com/books-on-gender-and-sexual-wellness/
~More coming soon~
Find my bookshop, full of these books and more, here: Ignite Well-being Bookshop
More resources to consider for your own well-being, re-wilding journey here: Recommended Resources – Ignite Well-Being (ignitewell-being.com)
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