• She Bop's Picks,  Valentine's Day

    She Bop’s Picks: Valentine’s Day

    Is it any surprise we’re big fans of Valentine’s Day? Of course, we believe in love and pleasure all year round, but it’s nice to have a day set aside for celebrating in style. In fact, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to scout out something new for your bedroom adventures. Here are our…

  • New products,  News

    New product round-up for September

    This month, Spareparts has done it again with their unbelievably cute Sasha underwear-style harness! It features their signature stretchy O-ring, and is decorated with sexy rouching over the butt. We also now have Spareparts’ Pete packing underwear in the trunks style, in case you prefer trunks over briefs or jock straps. Choices galore!   We’ve also added…

  • Events

    Sexy On the Page: Writing & Publishing Erotica

    Monday, September 10th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 Always wanted to write sexy stories for money? Unsure how to start sending out those steamy tales to publishers? Award-winning writer and editor Shanna Germain will give you her hottest tips for writing and submitting erotic stories and novels. Shanna Germain is a writer, editor,…

  • Events

    Bound By Lust: Reading and Writing Erotica

    Thursday, August 9th — 7:30 p.m. — FREE — RSVP on Facebook Come and hear award-winning writer Shanna Germain read from Bound by Lust, a collection of BDSM-focused erotic romance. After, she’ll talk about the saucy, sexy (and sometimes just plain silly) life of a full-time erotica writer and will answer questions about…

  • Events

    Say Please reading with Sinclair Sexsmith + local authors!

    Sunday, July 8th — 7:30 p.m. — FREE In Say Please: Lesbian BDSM Erotica, editor Sinclair Sexsmith presents a cornucopia of queer kink: tantalizing tales rich in variety and saucy details of girls put in their place — and held there firmly. Whether readers dream of surrendering to a lover or of taking…

  • Guides

    Switch up your masturbation routine!

    May is Masturbation Month, and of course, we encourage everyone to celebrate — as often as possible! Last year, we recounted all the ways masturbation is beneficial to your emotional and physical health. This year, we thought we’d give you some ideas for trying something new during your usual masturbation routine. Try a…

  • New products,  News

    New product round-up for January

    It’s always nice when a new toy comes along that fulfills a much-needed role in sex toy land. The Tantus Flex is one of those toys: a double-penetration dildo made of 100% silicone (most are made of unsafe jelly). And there aren’t a ton of 100% silicone rabbit vibes on the market, either,…

  • New products,  News

    New product round-up for December

              Books, books books — many books hit our shelves this past month! Such as Joan Price’s Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex, a priceless resource for older folks who want to nurture their sexual selves. There’s a lot of new erotica to be had! Best Lesbian…

  • New products,  News

    New product round-up for November

    A wide variety of new books have hit our shelves this month. Chester 5000-XYV is a quirky, steampunk-inspired erotic comic that chronicles the love between human and machine. Then we have an instructional guide, Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship, written by a marriage and family therapist. A local Portland author, Lidia Yuknavitch,…

  • Musings

    Senior erotica anthology call for submissions

    Joan Price, blogger at Better Than I Ever Expected and author of two books about senior sex, is putting together a collection of erotica from writers over the age of 50, with stories featuring characters also over the age of 50. This senior erotica anthology will be published in Spring 2013 by Seal…