The Best Books About Sexuality

Sexuality is arguably one of the most complex facets of our lives, from the sublime to the scarring. You’ll find books ranging along the spectrum, touching on everything from desire (Arousal by Michael Bader) to rape (The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer) to memoirs (Know My Name by Chanel Miller and Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford) to fidelity (The State of Affairs by Esther Perel). There are also several recommendations about children and sexuality (Dilemmas of Desire by Deborah Tolman, the canon of Peggy Orenstein). Please, as always, drop recommendations in the comments, I am always all ears for recommendations. The link below will take you to a shelf I curated on Bookshop with my picks—I earn an affiliate commission there, but it is ALWAYS MY PREFERENCE that you shop at and support your local bookseller, so no pressure to buy via Bookshop. This is the easiest way for me to organize and keep picks updated. Happy reading!