Recs if you like Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life...
The Unstudied Body: AKA Women's Health
Because apparently women’s bodies are still elective in Science 101! Non-Fiction all about women's (all variations) health and the lack of research behind it.
Nonfiction Sexuality and Kink
Nonfiction books about sexuality and kink!
I made a separate list for disability and sexuality because that intersection is especially important to me 🫶 check it out
Is that cover a Georgia O’Keeffe*?
These book covers all have a certain anatomical resemblance in common, from subtle and subversive to in-your-face. These books span non-fiction and fiction, menstrual health, desire, taboo, dystopia, and more.
This list is inspired by a day when a few people had updates involving Tampa and I was like, “wait, is that…?”
*Yes, I do know that the artist herself said that she really was just painting flowers and people were reading what they wanted to, but…
books your therapist would recommend to you
this list spans from self help books that are actually helpful to in depth theories about healing. you would probably find quite a few of these books on your therapist’s bookshelf. maybe you are looking for deeper healing. maybe you are a therapist looking for your next read. welcome :)
Female Health and Misogyny in Healthcare
A variety of books on female health, including educational books on the menstrual cycle, fertility, sex, pregnancy, and menopause. Where some books go deeper into endometriosis, PCOS and/or adenomyosis. As well as books covering the misogyny and discrimination within women’s healthcare currently and throughout history. The righteous feministic anger we feel towards the mistreatment, lack of research, and utter disrespect we face as women in medicine. Also cookbooks for those interested.
Sexual & Reproductive Justice + Health Books
Books about sexual & reproductive justice + health. Including abortion, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, kink, sexuality, STIs, and more. The term reproductive justice is from SisterSong and is inherently an intersectional, political, and affirming framework. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled perspectives highlighted.
Non-Fiction: Gender, Feminism, Intersectionality
Different kinds of non-fiction books about gender, feminism, and related topics. People like black women or neurodivergent women are twice or more marginalised, and often it's not clear whether treatment was due to (for example) skin colour or perceived gender, so I'll add some books about other kinds of marginalisation as well. I haven't read all books (yet); if one is problematic, please tell me so in a comment!
lyrically literate
these book titles are all recognizable song lyrics! (though some have adjusted a word or two)
as always, suggestions are welcome!
𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 💕 but make it non-fiction
Non-fiction titles all about love, romance, friendship, connection and relationships
Sexuality, kink, poly and other spices
A collection of non fiction books about sexuality, bdsm, kink, polyamory, queerness and much more (suggestions are welcomed)
sex and self-discovery
a compilation of non-fiction books that talk about taboo topics relating to sex and relationships! topics covered thus far: kink, fetishism, polyamory, queer sex, consent, asexuality etc.
Non-fiction by Women
A collection of non fiction books from women in science or any other field of knowledge! I'm so tired of having to listen to men that I am making it my mission to read as many non-fiction books from women I can.
nonfiction that didn’t feel like a textbook
when you want to learn something but don’t have the attention span for dry, dull text
Funky Feminist Lit (non-fiction)
Non-fiction Feminist lit with niche, intriguing topics, such as the women who built the horror genre, ligustics, and women's history in the occult.
queer, kinky, and poly: a relationship curriculum
I am developing a personal curriculum around queer relationships, kink, and polyamory, and thought that my list may be helpful to other people too! I invite suggestions to add to this list in the comments!
books about sex work
books about sex work and what it entails
Prose Before Bros [book club]
Books read by Prose Before Bros, a book club for women of color in PDX
non-fiction to talk about at parties
for those situations when you don't want to talk about your own life or the world around you...here are books that will provide trivia, interesting stories, or memorable quotes to regale your friends
Autistic Problems by Autistic People
Collection of fiction, non fiction, self help, memoirs written by autistics. For lifestyle changes and neuroaffirming perspectives.
hey that’s from a song!
i see soooo many books these days where the titles are just song lyrics or titles so here is a list of them. i am ONLY including books that were influenced by a song, not the other way around (example: wuthering heights by kate bush was inspired by the book, so wuthering heights the book will not be on this list).
