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Spanked
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Spanked offers stories so vivid you just might find your cheeks sore after reading it! [more]

Leathermen
Edited by Simon Sheppard

Whip-wielding masters dispense love and pain to their slaves—who sometimes turn the tables on them. [more]

Transgender Child
Stephanie Brill
Rachel Pepper

The Transgender Child is a first-of-its-kind guidebook for the unique challenges that thousands of families face raising children who step outside of the pink or blue box. [more]

Open for Business
Edited by Alison Tyler

Water-cooler gossip has never been this juicy. These 22 new stories give new meaning to mixing business with pleasure. [more]

Best Gay Bondage Erotica
Edited by Richard Labonté

Intricately secured by ropes, locked in handcuffs, or bound simply by a lover's command, the men in these stories crave erotic restraint. [more]

Opening Up
Tristan Taormino

Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. [more]

Cleis Press publishes provocative, intelligent books in the areas of sexuality, gay and lesbian studies, erotica, fiction, gender studies, and human rights. Read an interview with Cleis publishers Felice Newman and Frédérique Delacoste.

Whole Lesbian Sex Book author Felice Newman wants to talk to lesbians who have hot sex
Newman is researching a new lesbian couples' sex guide and wants your help.

Spanked Trailer Hits the Web
Rachel Kramer Bussel launches a clever promo trailer for her newest anthology Spanked.

Transgender Child Authors at NYC Event
Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper, authors of The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, will be at Bluestockings on August 3.

Library Journal Praised Two New Cleis Titles
Opening Up and The Transgender Child received stellar reviews by the publication.

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Opening Up: Changing the Way We Think About Intimacy

"There is not a typical person who chooses nonmonogamy, but the people who practice it do tend to have certain characteristics in common. They are brave, first and foremost..." read>>

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Rubber Sex
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Powerful dommes in catsuits, luscious women in latex, hunky men showing off every straining inch in tight PVC... [more]