Thirty seven years after the first publication of Our Bodies, Ourselves (now in its 12th edition), a proper send-up of the classic human sexuality text is here to remind us that sex can still be a laughing matter.
Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk, available for pre-order now, comes to us on August 24 from Random House/Broadway Books and the Association for the Betterment of Sex, aka the comedy writing group known as The Pleasure Syndicate (Scott Jacobson, Mike Sacks, Todd Levin, Jason Roader, and Ted Travelstead).
Here's their collective authors' spotlight, via RandomHouse.com, followed by a book trailer from FunnyOrDie.com:
SCOTT JACOBSON is an Emmy Award-winning former writer for The Daily Show and was a contributor to America: The Book. He has also written for the Academy Awards, Adult Swim, Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse" cartoons and New York Magazine. TODD LEVIN is an Emmy-nominated writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and was a writer for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and The Onion News Network. His work has been published in GQ, Esquire, Salon, and Vanity Fair. JASON ROEDER is a staff writer at The Onion and has been published in the New Yorker, Salon, McSweeney's, and other publications. MIKE SACKS works in the editorial department of Vanity Fair and has been published in the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ, Salon,Time, MAD, McSweeney's, the Believer, Premiere, Vice, New York Observer, and Esquire. He previously worked at the Washington Post. TED TRAVELSTEAD is an actor and writer. He has written for VH1, and been published in Esquire, Radar, Premiere, Maxim, McSweeney’s, and Women's Health.
Although this book definitely won't answer all of your most practical questions about sex and sexuality there actually is some pretty good information peppered throughout the book's hilarious text and Onion-style infographics.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart wins for best blurb:
Finally, someone has managed to find the hilarious flip side to the unspeakable tragedy we all know as 'human sexuality'
Looking for something with a little bit more in the way of actual information? Check out my recent reviews of some other great sex texts:
- Moregasm: Babeland's Guide to Mindblowing Sex
- SheKnows.com presents The Best Sex of Your Life: 101 Secrets Every Woman Should Know
- Sex is Fun! Creative Ideas for Exciting Sex
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