Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg - Every Body: An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle

Copyright 2021 by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg

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ISBN 978-0-316-42657-2

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For Mom:

thanks for letting me ask you anything.

Julia

For Chris:

thanks for loving my heavy Jewish boobs.

Shaina

by JULIA ROTHMAN

I read and listened to so many peoples sex stories to make Every Body,and naturally those stories reminded me of my own experiences. As the collection came together I began to examine my entire sexual and romantic history, and I was full of questions: Why am I attracted to unavailable people? Why do I need sexual validation to feel good about myself? Should I experiment more? Am I weird for liking that? Had I given consent that time? What do I really want? Why am I alone?

I signed the deal for this book right after a breakup. I was single, I was missing my ex, and I was dating furiouslyusing a variety of apps. On first dates, I would mention that I was collecting sex stories to be published anonymously in a book. In response, many of the dates offered to tell me their stories. Some of them thought it would impress me to hear about their threesomes. One guy told me about his deformed penis. Another about slicing a girls leg and drinking her blood before sex. Id pull out my phone and start recording. After saying good night, I would rush home and transcribe.

I also collected stories for the book through a website, which I promoted via social media. On the website was a long drop-down menu of topics to choose from. Hundreds of stories came through pretty quickly.