Sex educators, counselors and coaches recommend their favorites.
When Joan Price published her first book in 2006, she didn’t expect hundreds of letters to pour in. At 61, she wrote “Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty,” to celebrate the delights of sex in her later years. But readers had a few questions.
“‘Good for you that you’re having great sex, but I’m not,’” Ms. Price recalled them sharing; they wanted to know how they could have better sex, too.
So her next book “Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex ” included answers to real questions from people in later stages of life who wanted to “improve or recapture their sex lives.”
People over 50 aren’t the only ones who have questions. Sex can be a vital part of personal well-being, but that doesn’t mean it is intuitive, said Dr. Alexandra Stockwell, host of “The Intimate Marriage Podcast.” Thankfully, she added, “sex is a learnable skill.”
Books can present a great opportunity to educate, demystify and build confidence. So we asked 14 sex coaches, counselors and educators to share titles that can help guide your exploration.