{"product_id":"closer-notes-from-the-orgasmic-frontier-of-female-sexuality-9781552453230","title":"Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQUILL \u0026amp; QUIRE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST OF 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eQUILL \u0026amp; QUIRE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST COVER OF 2016\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe think of the modern woman as sexually liberated - if anything, we're told we're oversexed. Yet a striking number of women are dissatisfied with their sex lives. Over half of women report having a sexual complaint, whether that's lack of desire or difficulty reaching orgasm. But this issue doesn't get much press; the urge is to ignore or medicalize it (witness the quest for 'pink Viagra'). If so many ordinary women suffer from sexual frustration, then perhaps the problem isn't one that can be addressed by a pharmaceutical fix - or isn't a problem. Maybe we need to get hot and bothered about a broader cultural cure: a reorienting of our current male-focused approach to sex and pleasure, and a rethinking of what's 'normal.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a blend of reportage, interview and first-person reflection, journalist Sarah Barmak explores the cutting-edge science and grassroots cultural trends that are getting us closer to truth of women's sexuality. \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how women are reshaping their sexuality today in wild, irrepressible ways: nude meetings, how-to apps, trans-friendly porn, therapeutic vulva massage, hour-long orgasms and public clit-rubbing demonstrations - and redefining female sexuality on its own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Barmak \u003c\/b\u003eis a Toronto-based freelance journalist and author. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Business\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarketing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552453230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.70w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Barmak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38351680831669,"sku":"9781552453230","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9f1e1a27-ee08-4f04-8289-60f36b4e0453.jpg?v=1611649229","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/closer-notes-from-the-orgasmic-frontier-of-female-sexuality-9781552453230","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}