Down There Press

Down There Press is an independently run feminist book, DVD, and audiobook publisher that focuses on sexuality. It publishes both visual and literary erotica,^[1] and is known for its publications on youth and adolescent sexuality.^[1]

Down There Press was founded by sex educator Joani Blank in 1975 in San Francisco, California.^[2] Blank's 1975 book The Playbook for Women About Sex was the first publication.^[1] Blank has published all of her work through the press.

Herotica, a collection of women's erotica, was the first fiction series that the press published.^[3]

Down There Press carries titles from authors such as Carol Queen, Jack Morin, Isadora Alman, Kate Dominic, Susie Bright, Cathy Winks, and Martha Cornog.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Good Vibrations

Notes and references

^ a b c Anderson, Byron (2006). Alternative publishers of books in North America. Duluth, Minn.: Library Juice Press. p. 48. ISBN 9781936117222. Retrieved 2 December 2015 – via Google Books.
^ Sides, Josh (2009). Erotic city : sexual revolutions and the making of modern San Francisco. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780199703395. Retrieved 2 December 2015. Joani Blank.
^ Juffer, Jane (1998). At home with pornography : women, sex, and everyday life. New York University Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780585314723. Retrieved 2 December 2015 – via Google Books.