Kink Curious: A Guide to Exploring Your Kinks, Dispelling Shame and Staying Safe

Listen up! Humans are kinky!

Kink has been around as long as humans have existed, but comes with an astonishing amount of myths and misunderstandings. This is a sex-positive, shame-free guide to kink for everyone from curious beginners to seasoned kinksters.

This book delves deep in every corner of the kink sphere. It jumps headfirst into the foundations of powerplay, at the differences between kink and fetish, and gives you the low-down on all kinds of bondage and impact play styles, while putting mental and physical health at the forefront. Whether you want a 101 in flogging safely, to plan a roadmap for experimenting with different kinds of niche play, or to learn how to explore what your desires and boundaries are in a fun, consensual and trauma-informed way - this is the guide for you.

With kink exercises, journal prompts, worksheets and agony aunt letters, this has all the practical tools you’ll need for a spicy, shame-free kink journey.

Gigi Engle is an award-winning writer, certified psychosexual therapist, sex educator, and author, specializing in Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity. Gigi’s work regularly appears in publications, including Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle Magazine, Teen Vogue, Glamour, and Women’s Health. She is originally from Chicago and is based in London.