Tagged ‘Unbuttoned’
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Essay from “Unbuttoned” Featured in “Best Sex Writing 2010″ Anthology!
Rachel Sarah’s essay “SW(Lactating)F Seeking Sex With No Strings Attached” stirred up plenty of controversy when it was first published in Unbuttoned, then re-published at Salon.com. People reacted strongly to the author’s tale of her date with a man who, as she discovered, had a lactation fetish. Now that essay is anthologized in the latest volume of Rachel Kramer Bussel’s excellent Best Sex Writing series.
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Unbuttoned: Book Group Discussion Questions
Is your book group reading Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pains, Pleasures, and Politics of Breastfeeding ($14.00, The Harvard Common Press)? These questions can help start the discussion. You can also join others at the Facebook group for the book to continue the conversation!
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Unbuttoned Editors Respond to “The Case Against Breast-Feeding” at Salon.com
Dana Sullivan and Maureen Connolly rebut “The Case Against Breastfeeding.”
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The Controversy of Clothing: What Does Your Child Refuse to Wear?
A New York Times article delves into the controversy over when and when not to let your child run around in the nude.
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Unbuttoned conversation on NPR’s “Tell Me More”
Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding contains revealing essays from 25 women who talk about their personal breastfeeding experiences. Maureen Connolly, coeditor of the book, and contributing essayist Patricia Berry, a mom of three who chose not to nurse, recently appeared on NPR’s “Tell Me More” program to discuss the pros and cons of breastfeeding.
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Unbuttoned essay and interview at Salon.com!
Rachel Sarah’s essay, “SWL(actating)F Seeking Sex with No Strings Attached,” from Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding, was featured at Salon.com and sparked some rather lively debate among readers. The conversation continued at Jezebel.com and at BabyCenter.com.
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PW on Unbuttoned: “Beautifully Written . . . Powerful and Informative”
The February 23, 2009, issue of Publishers Weekly featured a glowing review of the anthology Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding (April 2009), edited by Dana Sullivan and Maureen Connolly. The review was starred, meaning that it is one of the editors’ top picks for the issue.