Emily discusses 50 Shades of Grey, Secretary, and the portrayal of BDSM in the mainstream with Oh Joy Sex Toy creator Erika Moen.
Emily's book Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life is out in the USA on 3 March 2015, and in the UK on 9 April 2015.
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Guest: Erika Moen
- Oh Joy Sex Toy is a webcomic and a book (and other merch, physical and electronic)!
- Erika Moen on Twitter
- Emily and Erika will both be at She-Bop in Portland, Oregon on 1 April 2015. The event will be listed here soon.
Emily's Recommended "Actually Good" Romance Authors
- "Hot Hot Kinky Sexytimes": Tiffany Reisz
- "Beautifully Written": Laura Kinsale (especially recommended: the audiobooks)
- "Funny, Sweet, Adorbs": Kristin Higgins
Show Notes and Links
- Secretary (from 2002, starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal) is now promoted with the tagline "The Original Mr. Grey" on Amazon: Blu-ray ($7), HD ($8 to buy, $4 to rent)
- Oh Joy Sex Toy comic about 50 Shades of Grey
- Oh Joy Sex Toy post about 50 Shades and Secretary, inspired by this recording
- Emily wrote a series of blog posts as she trudged through 50 Shades of Grey. It begins here, and runs five installments: one/two/three/four/five. Spoiler: part five is titled "why this book is bullshit, and what I intend to do about it".
- The tweet
- Emily will be at Powell's Books in Portland on March 31st. You can pre-order your signed copy of Come As You Are from them (a real, human-run bookstore) in advance if you click on Emily's name in the calendar.
- Rich "Genius", who jokes during intercourse, co-hosts two shows on ESN (Coffee & Cider and Night Moves)