In this two-part episode of Of Prurient Interest, my friends Victoria, Rose, and I discuss Anaïs Nin's 1954 novel, A Spy in the House of Love. We talk female sexuality, promiscuity, "race chasing", toxic masculinity, live nuns, and much more. Please join us!

Books Mentioned:

Little Ego Vittorio Giardino

Auletris by Anaïs Nin

Essays Mentioned:

"Open Arms: The Fantastical Pull of Tentacle Porn" by Cameron Glover

Films Mentioned:

The Lover (1992), based on The Lover by Marguerite Duras

Miscellanea Mentioned:

Primal Hardwere (your sex toy spot for all things fantasy/furry/tentacle porn-y)

Resources: 

"Amazon Slammed for Censoring Female Erotica Writer Anaïs Nin" by Dana McCauley

The Anaïs Nin Society

"The Wild, Impassioned World of Anaïs Nin's Diaries: Revolutionary Writing that Bridged the Public and Private" by Kim Krizian

"Shaming the Shameless: What Is Dangerous about Anaïs Nin?" by Ruth Charnock

"Before Lena Dunham, There Was Anaïs Nin--Now Patron Saint of Social Media" by Sady Doyle

"Anaïs Nin on Reproductive Rights: A Prescient Perspective from 1940" by Maria Popova

"In Defense of the Fluid Self: Why Anaïs Nin Turned Down a Harper's Bazaar Profile" by Maria Popova

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