Synopses & Reviews
He calls me into his office and closes the door... to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy.
Imagine a world where all erotica was written by feminists: Their daydreams include equal pay, a gender-balanced Congress, and Tom Hardy arriving at their doorstep to deliver a fresh case of LaCroix every week.
Both lighthearted and empowering, New Erotica for Feminists — based off of the viral McSweeney’s piece of the same name — is a sly, satirical take on all the things that turn feminists on. From a retelling of Adam and Eve to tales of respectful Tinder dates, New Erotica for Feminists answers the question of “What do women really want?” with stories of power, equality, and an immortal Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Review
“This erotica made my loins enflamed with desire… to smash the patriarchy. I would gladly read a whole book of it and pay even a whole Man’s Salary to purchase said book. It deserves to be promoted as much as any high-performance woman in the workplace.” Alexandra Petri, Washington Post columnist
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“New Erotica for Feminists accomplishes what the best satire always should: it’s smart, funny, and, most importantly, necessary. I loved it. So will you. I could have kept reading forever.” Mike Sacks, author of And Here’s the Kicker and Poking a Dead Frog
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“This book left me hot, bothered, and pining for more equality. Which is generally my default setting… but still. This is the kind of fantasy that gives us what we really want: men who understand emotional labor and an immortal Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Gemma Hartley, author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
About the Author
Caitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston, Fiona Taylor, and Carrie Wittmer are writers and humorists, and the authors of the satire book New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay. They are also the founders and editors of The Belladonna, a satire site “by women and non-binary writers, for everyone”.
Caitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston on PowellsBooks.Blog
As every author will loudly, repeatedly attest (until you shuffle out of earshot), it’s quite difficult to write books. Beyond putting pen to paper, there are proposals, cover drafts, promotional events, edits, and a veritable slew of emails to field along the way. The four of us were thrust into the book publishing world somewhat unexpectedly...
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