A taboo-busting guide to sex and relationships that debunks the myths you were taught at school.
Sophia is a reporter, writer and documentary maker with the BBC World Service, specialising in religion and digital culture. She is the first BBC journalist to be on TikTok and has accrued over 200,000 followers across social media. She was named as a 'Voice of Change' in the TikTok 100 best of 2020 and sits as an inaugural member of the TikTok Creator Council. She was also selected as a One to Watch by the Edinburgh Television Festival in 2020 and has a Webby in Social Media for Arts and Culture. This will be her first book.
‘I can’t tell you how much I needed a book like this growing
up’
KATE LISTER, TELEGRAPH, FOUR STARS ‘It’s the kind of book that
makes you wonder, ‘why wasn’t this written before?’ It could change
lives’
EVENING STANDARD ‘More of us are having open conversations about
consent and pleasure. Losing It is a valuable part of that
conversation’
THE TIMES ‘Urgent, myth-busting’
REFINERY 29 ‘Optimistic … Smith Galer is at her best when writing
about the global picture, and she includes some fascinating
interviews with women from across the world’
NEW STATESMAN ‘Many books claim to be myth-busting, but this
terrific debut truly is … Essential reading for anyone whose sex
education and formative sexual experiences were distinctly lacking.
Most of us, in other words.’ THE BOOKSELLER ‘EDITOR’S CHOICE’ ‘A
stunning debut … Not only a call to arms, but a forceful
affirmation of what we owe to one another – good sex and healthy
relationships’
FERN RIDELL ‘Compassionate, vibrant, deftly argued … Smith Galer’s
rigorously researched book is an urgently needed, unputdownable joy
– and a triumph’
ELINOR CLEGHORN ‘Turns everything you’ve been taught about sex on
its head’
RUBY RARE ‘Compelling, informative, compassionate: Sophia has done
an incredible job tackling the myths and stories our society tell
around sex – I wish I’d had this book to read a decade ago!’
YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED ‘Sophia Smith Galer is one of the UK’s most
impressive young journalists, and here’s further proof of her
talents… A compelling book, full of persuasive, punchy prose’
GREG JENNER ‘A daring and eloquently written book … With statistics
to smash our warped view of topics such as virginity and consent,
this is a must read’
PATSY STEVENSON ‘With compassion, intelligence, and engrossing
storytelling … It is essential and empowering reading’
DAVID ROBSON
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