A balm for adolescent anxiety, this inclusive collection offers sometimes imperfect but always honest short stories of first sexual experiences.
Although to be honest, there isn't ever really a first time, is there? Rather there are many: first times with yourself. First times with another person. First times you look forward to. First times you wish you could forget. First times that are sexy as hell. First times that are definitely, definitely not.
“First Times: Short Stories about Sex” collects nine stories by nine different authors, writing from a vast range of perspectives, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations-revealing how unreasonable it is to define ourselves by a single, overhyped moment. (What a relief!)
With stories by Laurence Beaudoin Masse, Edith Chouinard, Vanessa Duchel, Schelby Jean-Baptiste, Alexandra Larochelle, Jérémie Larouche, Nicolas Michon, Olivier Simard and Pierre-Yves Villeneuve; edited by Karine Glorieux and translated by Shelley Tanaka.
Key Text Features
• Originally published in French (Ma première fois: Recueil de nouvelles sexu) in 2022 by Les Éditions de la Bagnole.
• Cringe, laugh, learn! A collection of intimate stories that are diverse and frank aimed at disrupting the idea that there is only one first time, but many. Many sexual orientations and genders are represented.
• The idea for the book came to Karine Glorieux while she was looking for ways to discuss the topic with her own teenaged children. Partnering with authors who wrote for young adults came naturally, as she was hoping for stories that would feel honest and intimate, not judgmental.
