Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras

Dan Savage

Sep 2021 · Sasquatch Books

About this ebook

America's premier sex advice columnist takes on edgier-than-ever sex-positive topics with his signature candor in his first illustrated collection of adults-only essays, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Savage Love column.

Dan Savage has been talking frankly about sex and relationships for 30 years, and has built an international following thanks to his sex-positive Savage Love column and podcast. To celebrate this milestone comes Savage Love from A to Z, an illustrated collection of 26 never-before-published essays that provides a thoughtful, frank dive into Savage's trademark phrases and philosophies. This hardcover book is for anyone who's had sex, is currently having sex, or hopes to have sex!

Essays cover a variety of topics:

B Is for Boredom

F Is for Fuck First

G Is for GGG (Good Giving Game)

M Is for Monogamish

Whether he's talking about issues like compatibility or specific sex acts, you can be sure he's giving it to you straight. Short excerpts from his classic columns kick off each essay and cheeky illustrations by his longtime collaborator Joe Newton complement the topic at hand. Savage has moved the needle toward a more open discourse around sex, relationships, and intimacy, and this book will both inspire and inform his legions of fans. An ideal stocking stuffer!

Ratings and reviews

If you’re at all familiar with Dan Savage, this book is pretty much exactly what you would expect. Savage provides wise, practical sex and relationship advice with lots of foul language and equal parts compassion and snark. My only complaint is that the book isn’t longer. If you’ve been a long-time fan, you’ll probably already be familiar with most of what he says here, but it’s such a pleasure to hear him say it. The book includes cute illustrations by Savage Love illustrator Joe Newton. The audiobook is narrated by Savage himself. Both versions are fun, funny, and strangely comforting. If you’re easily offended, this isn’t the book for you. For anyone else who suspects that your love life could be more satisfying, I recommend this. I was provided an ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review.

About the author

Dan Savage is an author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBT community activist. He writes Savage Love, an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column, and hosts the popular Savage Lovecast. He is the author of several books including The Kid, It Gets Better, The Commitment, Skipping Toward Gomorrah, American Savage, and Savage Love. In 2010, Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, began the It Gets Better Project to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth. He founded the HUMP! annual film festival in 2005, which showcases home-movie erotica, amateur sex cinema, and locally produced pornography.

Joe Newton is an artist, graphic designer, and art director. His illustrations have appeared in publications like the New York Times, Vibe and Nickelodeon magazine, and for clients like Sony Music and Publicis. His work has been honored by American Illustration, Communications Arts, and Print magazine.