Status | Active |
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Founded | 1975 |
Founder | Joani Blank |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Joani Blank |
Publication types | Books, DVDs, Audiobooks |
Nonfiction topics | sexuality, health, erotica, self help |
Owner(s) | Worker owned |
Down There Press is an independently run feminist book, DVD, and audiobook publisher that focuses on sexuality. It publishes both visual and literary erotica,[1] and is known for its publications on youth and adolescent sexuality.[1]
Down There Press was founded by sex educator Joani Blank in 1975 in San Francisco, California.[2] Blank's 1975 book The Playbook for Women About Sex was the first publication.[1] Blank has published all of her work through the press.
Herotica, a collection of women's erotica, was the first fiction series that the press published.[3]
Down There Press carries titles from authors such as Carol Queen, Jack Morin, Isadora Alman, Kate Dominic, Susie Bright, Cathy Winks, and Martha Cornog.[citation needed]
Joani Blank.