Zachary Zane (Boyslut) In Conversation with Tia Savonne

Join us in-store on Wednesday, June 28th at 7 PM as we have Zachary discuss his new book, Boyslut (out 5/9), with Nashville sex educator, Tia Savonne, otherwise known as Slipp3ry When Wet.

This is a free event, but RSVPing is highly encouraged as we are a small space and may fill up! This event is standing room only, but you may bring a camping/folding chair if you like, or get cozy on our floor! Feel free to bring non-alcoholic drinks but please do not bring any food.

Copies of  Boyslut are available for pre-order here.

Extra copies will be available for purchase at the event, and 15% off other books will be offered in-store browsing once the event is over.

About the book:

A sex and relationship columnist bares it all in a series of essays—part memoir, part manifesto—that explore the author’s coming-of-age and coming out as a bisexual man and move toward embracing and celebrating sex unencumbered by shame   As a boy, Zachary Zane sensed that all was not right when images of his therapist naked popped into his head. Without an explanation as to why, a deep sense of shame pervaded these thoughts. Though his therapist assured him a little imagination was nothing to be ashamed of, over the years, society told him otherwise.   Boyslut is a series of personal and tantalizing essays that articulate how our society still shames people for the sex that they have and the sexualities that they inhabit. Through the lens of his bisexuality and much self-described sluttiness, Zane breaks down exactly how this sexual shame negatively impacts the sex and relationships in our lives, and through personal experience, shares how we can unlearn the harmful, entrenched messages that society imparts to us.   From stories of drug-fueled threesomes and risqué Grindr hookups to insights on dealing with rejection and living with his boyfriend and his wife, Boyslut is reassuring and often painfully funny—but is most potently a testimony that we can all learn to live healthier lives unburdened by stigma.

About Zachary Zane:

Zachary Zane is a Brooklyn-based columnist, sex expert, and activist whose work focuses on sexuality, culture, and the LGBTQ community. He’s the co-author of Men’s Health: Best. Sex. Ever. He currently has two columns: “Sexplain It” the sex and relationship advice column at Men’s Health, and “Navigating Non-Monogamy” at Cosmo, where he shares all the mistakes he’s made in his polyamory journey, so you don’t have to. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Boyslut zine, which publishes real sex stories from kinksters worldwide. His work on sexuality and relationships has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, GQ, OUT, and many others.

About Tia Savonne:

Tia is the South’s favorite safer sex plug. Pleasure is her ministry. Her primary focus is to mind her Black ass (Erotic) business. As the creator behind Slipp3ry When Wet she is a kinfolk connector that centers the experiences of Black people in the sexual and reproductive space. Outside of sex education she is a reproductive justice digital organizer and communal resource.