CLEiS PRESS

Cleis Press publishes provocative, intelligent books in the areas of sexuality, gay and lesbian studies, erotica, fiction, gender studies, and human rights. http://www.cleispress.com

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Can you believe that to date not one astrology book has been published that is not only inclusive, but also uses psychological approaches to encourage genuine healing and personal and relational growth? That's where Queer Cosmos: The Astrology of Queer Identities and Relationships by Colin Bedell comes into play! (But what's best about the book? While it includes a chapters on Queer Theory, an astrology primer, and real-life testimonies from LGBT folks whose lives have been improved by astrology, the book is really appealing to ANY reader. It's core focus is to promote love, healing, and feelings of self-worth.)

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Today I'm celebrating LGBTQ Families Day! Like and retweet to show your support 🏳️‍🌈 thndr.me/b53aU0 http://thndr.me/b53aU0

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Yarr, Matey...I mean Manatee! Did you know that sailors thought manatees were mermaids? But seriously, Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! (Now let’s go read some fantasy erotica from Cleis Press.)

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You may have loved Sasha Grey as a pornstar, but you’ll love her even more as an author! Curious? Don’t blame you!

Check out the Cleis Press blog for an exclusive excerpt from the culmination of The Juliette Society triology, The Mismade Girl. 

Sexy. Insightful. Erotic. Suspenseful. Literary. You won’t be able to get enough!

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Like hotness? Like erotica? Like smutty M/M stories...with Cowboys? 

Oh yeah! 

Check out the Cleis Press blog for a free sneak peak of what’s in store inside Cowboy Up by Shane Allison!

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Valentine’s Day Sale

Good for print book purchases at www.cleispress.com. Use code VDAY2018 at checkout. Sale expires 2/21/18. Get ‘em while they’re HOTT!

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Did you know that Cleis Press is besties with Joanna Angel, debut author, media maven, and tattooed renaissance woman of our dreams? We love her more than you do. But we love our fans even more. That’s why we’re giving you a taste of her new debut novel Night Shift: A Choose-Your-Own Erotic Fantasy on the Cleis Press blog. 

You may never think of a unicorn the same way again... But at least you’ll get to choose what kind of unicorn you are ;)

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Romance a Reader this February

Literary lovers know that there’s nothing more romantic than a cozy bookstore on a cold winter’s night. Whether you bring your Valentine or your favorite book, P&P has the perfect date night for you this February. Don’t forget to view our full calendar here.

Pack passion into your evening with these upcoming panels… for the open-minded and uninhibited, editor Rachel Kramer Bussel discusses Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 3 (February 13 at The Wharf) with contributors Thien-Kim Lam, Sommer Marsden, and Lynn Townsend. Later in the month Passion and Prose: A Romance Panel (February 27) returns with Lisa Kleypas, Beverly Jenkins, Eloisa James, and Mia Sosa. Not convinced? Let Ron Charles explain why romance should be on your radar following the roaring success of the first panel last summer.

Fall in love with new fiction depicting relationships fiery and flawed… Jamie Quatro’s Fire Sermon (February 11) is a fierce novel about longing in which Maggie and James—both writers, both parents, both married to others—begin a charged affair that forces Maggie to reckon with what she believes and what she needs. In The Great Alone (February 14), Kristen Hannah follows the Allbright family, former POW Ernt, his wife Cora, and their thirteen-year-old daughter Cora, to remote Alaska where they have no on to turn to but each other. Tayari Jones introduces newlyweds Roy and Celestial whose lives are forever changed by a wrongful conviction; separated from her husband, Celestial finds comfort in her childhood friend Andre until Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned in An American Marriage (February 15).

Keep it real with rich, creative nonfiction… Cartoonist Tim Kreider turns to essays to reflect on whether his longest relationship will be with his cat; I Wrote This Book Because I Love You (February 8 at The Wharf) is a witty and profound collection examining Kreider’s difficulty finding love. Laura Smith’s memoir/mystery hybrid, The Art of Vanishing (February 10), reflects on the author’s own conflict about whether she can be both married and free while pursuing the mystery of Barbara Newhall Follett, an adventurous trailblazer who, when she was not much older than Laura, left her marriage and disappeared without a trace. Based in Mumbai for several years, Elizabeth Flock chronicles an arranged marriage that blossoms into true love, a relationship strained by both partners’ independence and ambitions, and an Islamic couple longing to have a child in The Heart is a Shifting Sea (February 17). 

Roses are red, violets are blue, nothing says romance like a poetry rendezvous… Grace Cavalieri discusses Other Lives (February 14 at The Wharf) with E. Ethelbert Miller at The Wharf, then Laura Swearingen-Steadwell, Jodie Hollander, and Joelle Biele visit Connecticut Ave. to share All Blue So Late, My Dark Horses, and Tramp (February 18) respectively.

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If you are in the D.C. area, make sure you check out Rachel Kramer Bussel and Best Women’s Erotica, Volume 3 at Politics & Prose in Washington D.C.!

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Inside the weird world of the ‘furry’ fetish

It is estimated that at least 250,000 people in the US identify as “furries.” These are not an offshoot of PETA activists, rallying for the safety of animals and their coats. Instead, furries are a…

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Porn Star Asa Akira Explains Oral Sex, Threesomes, and Why All Men Should Be Willing to Lick Butt

She's won multiple awards, written two books, and had anal sex with two men at the same time. No one is more qualified to answer your sex and dating Qs

Congrats to editor of Asarotica (Cleis Press November 2017), Asa Akira on her new column in Men’s Health Magazine!

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Snippet from “This Time” by Jade A. Waters, Big Book of Submission, Volume 2: 60 Kinky Tales

“How do you want me?”

I am smiling, because we both love this question, posed in either direction—a challenge, a promise, an offer, all the same. I will give you what you want, it says, but I will have you, too. And so I raise my chin, keeping my arms aloft, feeling the sweep of lust that’s already dampened the folds of my cunt. My heart pounds at the glide of Rowan’s hands over my hips as he waits for me to speak.

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These 69 super-sexy and devilishly kinky stories on submission will make you run to your Dom/Domme for some sweet, sweet punishment. 

You’ve been naughty, haven’t you?

Read an exclusive excerpt on the Cleis Press Blog: http://cleispress.com/blog/

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The Best Erotica of 2017 (and What to Read in 2018)

The (actual) hottest books out there.

Not one, but FOUR of our titles made the list! <3 

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When a gay footballer comes out I'll support them. It doesn't matter who they score with off the pitch #ComeOut2Play http://thndr.me/BpKALE

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“Let’s get into gender politics” - Oscar Isaac