Asexual Erotics: Intimate Readings of Compulsory Sexuality (Abnormativities: Queer/Gender/Embodiment)
By: Ela Przybylo
3.89
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Challenging what she sees as an obsession with sex and sexuality, Ela Przybylo examines the silence…
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1. Citizen: An American Lyric
By: Claudia Rankine
4.27
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more
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- nonfiction
"You can't drive yourself sane."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"Memory is a tough place. You were there."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
2. Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
By: Audre Lorde
4.65
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
"There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise." Thus begins this power… read more
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- lgbt
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"The aim of each thing which we do is to make our lives and the lives of our children richer and more possible."-Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
"For once we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel in accordance with that joy which we know ourselves to be ca…"-Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
"And that deep and irreplaceable knowledge of my capacity for joy comes to demand from all of my life that it be lived within the knowledge that such satisfaction is possible, and does not have to be …"-Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
"We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings. But, once recognized, those which do not enhance our future lose their power and can be altered. The fear of our desires ke…"-Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
3. Understanding Asexuality
By: Anthony F. Bogaert
3.36
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
Asexuality can be defined as an enduring lack of sexual attraction. Thus, asexual individuals do no… read more
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- asexual
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- gender and sexuality
- queer
4. Orientalism
By: None , Edward W. Said
4.12
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the W… read more
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- theory
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- nonfiction
"Toda época y toda sociedad recrea sus «otros»."-None, Orientalism
"الإستشرق في جوهره مذهب سياسي فُرِضَ فَرْضاً على الشرق لأن الشرق كان أضعف من الغرب، وإنه تجاهل اختلاف الشرق الراجع إلى ضعفه."-None, Orientalism
"It seems a common human failing to prefer the schematic authority of a text to the disorientations of direct encounters with the human."-None, Orientalism
"إن مناقشات الشرق كانت تتسم بالغياب الكامل للشرق، لكن المرء يحس بأن المستشرق ومايقوله حاضران، ومع ذلك فيجب ألا ننسى أن الذي يمكِّن المستشرق من الحضور هو الغياب الفعلي للشرق."-None, Orientalism
5. No Matter the Wreckage
By: Sarah Kay , Sophia Janowitz
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Following the success of her breakout poem, "B," Sarah Kay releases her debut collection of poetry … read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
6. Crush
By: Richard Siken
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful c… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
7. Let's Talk About Love
By: Claire Kann
3.37
Format: 200 pages, ebook
Alice had her whole summer planned. Non-stop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite… read more
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8. War of the Foxes
By: Richard Siken
3.75
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
In this long-awaited follow-up to Crush, Yale Series of Younger Poets prize-winner Richard Siken tu… read more
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9. Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives
By: Megan Milks , None
2.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
What is so radical about not having sex? To answer this question, this collection of essays explore… read more
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10. The Agony of Eros
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.93
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the … read more
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- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Philosophy is the translation of the Eros into Logos"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
"Such crises make it plain that capitalism - counter to widespread belief - is not a religion. Every religion operates with both debt (guilt) and relief (pardon). But capitalism only works with debt a…"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
11. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
4.25
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourse… read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- queer
"In other words, I want an erotic that demands space be made for honest bodies that like to also fuck."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"revolution cannot be created by conforming to existing roles in relationships already defined by the systems we want to overthrow."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Women and femmes who love money are free to be demanding. The world has tried to fool them into thinking that getting paid for care or sex “cheapens"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Money buys protection. It buys time off and privacy. And it buys nice, pretty shit. Money also buys food, housing, and health care. Getting paid enough to meet our needs—and more—feels good. I’m not …"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
12. Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
By: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
4.55
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and perfor… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"It [i.e. disability justice] means we are not left behind; we are beloved, kindred, needed."-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"To me, one quality of disability justice culture is that it is simultaneously beautiful and practical. Poetry and dance are as valuable as a blog post about access hacks - because they're equally imp…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"Disability Justice allowed me to understand that me writing from my sickbed wasn't me being week or uncool or not a real writer but a time-honoured crip creative practice. And that understanding allo…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
"One of the central loves of my life is coaching and supporting other writers. Specifically, writers who identify as BIPOC, sick/Mad/disabled, queer/trans, femme, working-class/poor, or some or all of…"-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
13. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
By: Angela Chen
4.36
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attra… read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- queer
"Representation not only reflects, but actually changes reality."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"Loving another person should never mean forfeiting bodily autonomy."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"It is a failure of society if anyone needs to say “I have a partner"-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"Aces aren't a puzzle with a missing piece. Everyone is their own full puzzle."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
14. Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture
By: Sherronda J. Brown
4.53
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
For readers of Ace and Belly of the Beast: A Black queer feminist exploration of asexuality—and an … read more
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- asexual
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- queer
15. Soft Science
By: Franny Choi
3.93
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Soft Science explores queer, Asian American femininity. A series of Turing Test-inspired poems grou… read more
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- feminism
- queer
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"having been hurt before"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"fiended; fell for another"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"it's too late to stop smiling."-Franny Choi, Soft Science
"shouldn't a god have blood to lose"-Franny Choi, Soft Science
16. The Garden of Time
By: J.G. Ballard
4.05
Format: 7 pages, Kindle Edition
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17. You Better Be Lightning
By: Andrea Gibson
4.63
Format: 115 pages, Paperback
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by s… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"Good Grief Let your heart break so your spirit doesn't."-Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning
"I will refuse to call it heaven if the people I love (who put me through hell) aren't there."-Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning
18. I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
By: Cody Daigle-Orians
4.47
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
How do I know if I'm actually sexual? How do I come out as asexual? What kinds of relationship ca… read more
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- asexual
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- queer
"Our culture weaponizes wanting or not wanting sex across many different identities and experiences as a way to marginalize them. It's not exclusive to asexuality."-Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
"When confronted with someone who breaks the norm, some people find it easier to call that person's experience a fiction instead of altering their understanding of the world to include something new."-Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
"Anyone who asserts they're owed your disclosure is also working from the assumption that they're also owed your sexuality. And you owe no one either of those things. They're yours to share with someo…"-Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
"Unlike allosexual people who make the assumption that everyone should want and enjoy sex as much as they do, sex-averse and sex-repulsed ace folks are making choices about their own bodies and their …"-Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
19. Asexual Erotics: Intimate Readings of Compulsory Sexuality (Abnormativities: Queer/Gender/Embodiment)
By: Ela Przybylo
3.89
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Challenging what she sees as an obsession with sex and sexuality, Ela Przybylo examines the silence… read more
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- asexual
- lgbt
- theory
- feminism
- gender
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- gender and sexuality
- queer
20. Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique
By: Sa'ed Atshan
4.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From Ramallah to New York, Tel Aviv to Porto Alegre, people around the world celebrate a formidable… read more
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- theory
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
21. Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
By: Eris Young
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
How do we experience attraction? What does love mean to us? When did you realise you were ace? … read more
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- asexual
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- queer
"There is power in naming yourself, but there is also power in being unnameable."-Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
"When it comes to romance, we're told, "You'll know it when you see it" Which is fine, unless, of course, you don't."-Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
"For many people, being alone symbolises a failure to live up to the aspirational life that society tells them they should want."-Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
"And just as asexuality is not a disease to be cured, sex-aversion isn't a pathology unless the person experiencing it decides that it is."-Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace
