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Every Body

An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle
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Every Body is a radically inclusive compendium of stories, essays, interviews, and art about sex and body acceptance. It presents deeply personal narratives on subjects such as first sexual experiences, open relationships, body diversity, accidental pregnancies, sex toys, pleasure, fears, and trauma. Interspersed with expert essays from counsellors, educators, medical professionals, and activists, the book offers a comprehensive, progressive guide to understanding sexuality and health for all bodies, regardless of shape, size, or identity.

Featuring vibrant illustrations and a diverse range of voices, it challenges stigma and provides guidance, confidence, and community in exploring one's body and desires in a candid and celebratory manner.
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Every Body is ideal for readers seeking a progressive, inclusive, and body-positive resource on sexuality and health. It suits adults interested in sexual wellness, body acceptance, and expanding their understanding of gender, ability, and identity. This book serves as a trusted companion for those looking for candid personal stories alongside expert insight.

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OUR BODIES, OURSELVES meets THREE WOMEN--a frank, unvarnished, fully inclusive exploration of sex, sexuality, body image, and health.

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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 is 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.

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The book has been praised for its candid, inclusive, and tender exploration of human sexuality. Huffington Post calls it "the sexy book nerd’s Valentine’s treat" that continues to give, while Elle highlights its mix of awkwardness, humour, and emotional honesty. The New York Times describes it as a "thorough and impressively frank picture of human sexuality," and Shape considers it an "ambitious and progressive" addition to sex education shelves. Readers will appreciate its body-positive honesty and its blend of artistry and perspective.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316426589

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 March 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown & Company

Illustration: 350 full-color illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 980g

Pages: 272

About the Author

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.

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