Cleis Press Publishes Jenny Block’s ‘Ultimate Guide to Solo Sex’

BERKELEY, Calif.—Cleis Press has published The Ultimate Guide to Solo Sex: All You Need to Know About Masturbation from sexuality writer and popular advice columnist Jenny Block. The book discusses how to take female masturbation to the next level, with advice on how to pleasure yourself masterfully. “Pleasure is our right, and self-care is our responsibility,” said Block. “That’s why masturbation is so very important. I am so thrilled to be able to share this book with women who are ready to take care of themselves in the simplest and most profound of ways, while taking their sex lives to the next level. May is National Masturbation Month, so it’s the perfect time to empower yourself and tap into the secret to conquering the world—solo sex and self-love!” Jenny Block is the author of O Wow: Discovering Your Ultimate Orgasm and Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage (Lambda Literary Award 2008). A monthly columnist for the Dallas Voice, "Girl on Girls," she writes for a wide variety of publications and websites, including Playboy.com, AskMen.com, HuffingtonPost.com, YourTango.com, EdgeDallas.com, and TheDailyMeal.com. Her essay "And Then We Were Poly" is included in Rebecca Walker's book, One Big Happy Family, which received a starred review from Kirkus. Jenny's essay "On Being Barbie" is included in book It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters. Jenny has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs, including Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Glenn Beck Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Good Morning Texas, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, FoxNews.com, Playboy Radio, The Alan Colmes Show, The Young Turks and BBC Radio. “Masturbation is a many-splendored thing, but even here, all of us can get into a comfortable rut,” reads the book description. “Take what can be really good, to really great, with Jenny Block's guide to getting in on with yourself. Whether you are happily coupled, on your own, poly, or demonstrating your solo skills for your lover(s), Block has the very best advice ... Replete with thorough research, Block's book covers the science of sex, wild and wonderful ideas for upping the masturbation ante, and lots of suggestions for how to incorporate toys. The Ultimate Guide to Solo Sex makes its entry as an instant classic, showing readers how to go from mundane to mind-blowing.” Holding both her BA and her MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and having taught college composition for nearly ten years, Jenny has also spoken in bookstores and other venues all across the country, including Georgetown University and The Science Museum of Virginia, as well as on Olivia Travel cruises on Holland America Cruise Lines. To order The Ultimate Guide to Solo Sex: All You Need to Know About Masturbation, visit CleisPress.com. The 244-page book is available directly from the publisher, as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo Books. Jenny Block will celebrate her book launch with the public at Good Vibrations in San Francisco May 15, and Pleasure Chest in Chicago May 22 and 23. Additional stops on her book tour will be announced via her site and social media accounts; to keep up to date on her appearances, follow Block on Twitter and Facebook. For more information on Jenny Block, visit TheJennyBlock.com/; Jenny may also be followed on Twitter and on Facebook.