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Monica Shores

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Monica Shores is an editor for and regular contributor to $pread magazine. Her writing has appeared also appeared on Boinkology, Popmatters, Alternet, and Feminist Review.
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #6: Thirsty Vaginas Meet

  • Monica Shores
  • August 24, 2010
The Perfumed Garden vs. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, both translated by Sir Richard F. Burton:
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #5: The Gurus of Gash

  • Monica Shores
  • July 7, 2010
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss Vs. The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida.
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #4: Bumpin’ Uglies with the Beautiful People

  • Monica Shores
  • June 20, 2010
Today’s battle pits Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion by Izabella St. James against How To Have A XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide by the…
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #3: Ladies Gotta Get Some

  • Monica Shores
  • June 8, 2010
Today’s book battle pits The Surrender by Toni Bentley against The Sexual Life of Catherine M. by Catherine Millet.
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #2: Porn Takes It on the Chin

  • Monica Shores
  • June 1, 2010
Today’s book battle pits Andrea Dworkin’s Pornography: Men Possessing Women against Nadine Strossen’s Defending Pornography:
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SEX BOOK THROWDOWN #1:
Battle of the Blowjobs

  • Monica Shores
  • May 25, 2010
Masterclass: Blow-Jobs vs. Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man One book is concise and British, complete with allegedly helpful pictures of female mouths on penises. The other,…
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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys

  • Monica Shores
  • August 26, 2009
“There’s something unique about being a member of the sex worker club, an instant camaraderie that bonds one to people who would otherwise be strangers, and this chemistry is something…
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Naked in DC

  • Monica Shores
  • April 13, 2009
Craig Seymour is funny, precise, and egoless: the perfect combination for a good sex worker memoirist.
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The Rumpus Interview with Laura Kipnis

  • Monica Shores
  • April 6, 2009
Laura Kipnis began her career as a visual artist but is best known for her writing on a range of provocative topics, including pornography, and adultery.
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Monica Shores: The Last Book I Loved, Madeleine is Sleeping

  • Monica Shores
  • March 11, 2009
My assertion is that you will not have read a novel quite like Madeleine is Sleeping because I hadn’t, until I read it. A young girl jerks off the local…
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Reel Hustle: A Pretty Woman-Free Survey of Sex Worker Films

  • Monica Shores
  • February 9, 2009
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