An empowering guide to receiving pleasure, pain, and power in kink play. Whether you're curious about submission or experienced and looking to deepen your practice, The New Bottoming Book is a thoughtful, practical guide to navigating the world of BDSM from the bottom's perspective. Written by longtime kink educators Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy, this updated classic helps you explore what it really means to bottom with intention, skill, and joy. This book goes beyond the basics to address real-life play scenarios, consent conversations, and emotional safety. With stories, quotes, and advice from the kink community, it’s a trusted resource for submissives, masochists, slaves, and anyone who wants to receive sensation, power, or service in consensual play.

You might like this book if:

• You’re a beginner or curious about bottoming and want to learn in a shame-free, affirming way

• You identify as submissive, masochist, or a service-oriented player and want to build confidence

• You’re looking for tools to express desires, negotiate scenes, and understand limits

• You appreciate a playful, conversational tone in educational books

You might not like this book if:

• You’re looking for a technical manual or visual step-by-step BDSM how-to

• You’re not interested in bottoming or the emotional aspects of kink

• You prefer a deeply academic or clinical style of writing

The New Bottoming Book invites you to embrace your desires with curiosity and care, and to find your own path to empowered, ecstatic bottoming.