Melissa Febos joins Laura and Adrian to discuss her new book, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.melissafebos.com/the-dry-season">The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex. </a>Together, the trio dives deep into histories of horny nuns and Melissa’s experience of self discovery and feminist transformation during her period of abstinence.Melissa Febos is the critically acclaimed author of 5 books including <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.melissafebos.com/whip-smart">Whip Smart </a>and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.melissafebos.com/girlhood">GIRLHOOD</a>, books that weave personal narrative with feminist thought and sharp lyricism. She is a recipient of a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism for her book GIRLHOOD. Among many other recognitions, her book, BODY WORK, has been acclaimed as a national bestseller and an LA Times Bestseller. Her newest book, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725681/the-dry-season-by-melissa-febos/">The Dry Season, is available now.</a>

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