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Reading order

Sexual Cultures Books in Order

This page lists the complete Sexual Cultures reading order by Samuel R. Delany, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 58 books / 1999-2025

Sexual Cultures Reading Order

02 Private Affairs(By: Phillip Brian Harper) 1999 Buy
03 In Your Face(By: Mandy Merck) 2000 Buy
04 Tropics of Desire(By: Jos’ Quiroga) 2000 Buy
05 Murdering Masculinities(By: Greg Forter) 2000 Buy
06 Our Monica, Ourselves(By: Lauren Berlant,Lisa A. Duggan) 2001 Buy
07 Black Gay Man(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) 2001 Buy
08 Passing(By: ) 2001 Buy
09 The Explanation For Everything(By: Paul Morrison) 2002 Buy
10 Queer Globalizations(By: Martin F. Manalansan IV,Arnaldo Cruz-Malave) 2002 Buy
11 Queer Latinidad(By: Juana Mar’a Rodr’guez) 2003 Buy
12 Love the Sin(By: Janet R. Jakobsen) 2003 Buy
13 Boricua Pop(By: Frances Negr’n-Muntaner,Frances n-Muntaner) 2004 Buy
14 In a Queer Time and Place(By: J. Jack Halberstam) 2005 Buy
15 Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch(By: Dwight A. McBride) 2005 Buy
16 God Hates Fags(By: Michael Cobb) 2006 Buy
17 Once You Go Black(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) 2007 Buy
18 The Latino Body(By: Lazaro Lima) 2007 Buy
19 Arranging Grief(By: Dana Luciano) 2007 Buy
20 Cruising Utopia(By: Jos’ Esteban Mu’oz) 2009 Buy
21 Another Country(By: ) 2010 Buy
22 Extravagant Abjection(By: Darieck Scott) 2010 Buy
23 Relocations(By: Karen Tongson) 2011 Buy
24 Single(By: Michael Cobb) 2012 Buy
25 Beyond the Nation(By: Martin Ponce) 2012 Buy
26 Brown Boys and Rice Queens(By: Eng-Beng Lim) 2013 Buy
27 Transforming Citizenships(By: Isaac West) 2013 Buy
28 Investigating Young People's Sexual Cultures(By: Clarissa Smith,Feona Attwood) 2014 Buy
29 The Delectable Negro(By: Vincent Woodard) 2014 Buy
30 Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures, and Other Latina Longings(By: Juana Mar’a Rodr’guez) 2014 Buy
31 Sensational Flesh(By: Amber Jamilla Musser) 2014 Buy
32 The Exquisite Corpse of Asian America(By: Rachel C.Lee) 2014 Buy
33 Not Gay(By: Jane Ward) 2015 Buy
34 Embodied Avatars(By: Uri McMillan) 2015 Buy
35 A Taste for Brown Bodies(By: Hiram P’rez) 2015 Buy
36 Wedlocked(By: Katherine Franke) 2015 Buy
37 A Body, Undone(By: Christina Crosby) 2016 Buy
38 The Color of Kink(By: Ariane Cruz) 2016 Buy
39 Archives of Flesh(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) 2016 Buy
40 Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left(By: Malik Gaines) 2017 Buy
41 The Life and Death of Latisha King(By: ) 2018 Buy
42 Queer Nuns(By: Melissa M. Wilcox) 2018 Buy
43 After the Party(By: ) 2018 Buy
44 Sensual Excess(By: Amber Jamilla Musser) 2018 Buy
45 Afro-Fabulations(By: ) 2018 Buy
46 Queer Times, Black Futures(By: ) 2019 Buy
47 Queer Faith(By: ) 2019 Buy
48 Archiving an Epidemic(By: Robb Hern’ndez) 2019 Buy
49 Frottage(By: Keguro Macharia) 2019 Buy
50 The Sex Obsession(By: Janet R. Jakobsen) 2020 Buy
51 Becoming Human(By: Zakiyyah Iman Jackson) 2020 Buy
52 The Tragedy of Heterosexuality(By: Jane Ward) 2020 Buy
53 Keeping It Unreal(By: Darieck Scott) 2022 Buy
54 Sexuality Beyond Consent(By: ) 2023 Buy
55 Queer Childhoods(By: Mary Zaborskis) 2024 Buy
56 Bottoms Up(By: Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gomez) 2024 Buy
57 Deviant Matter(By: Kyla Wazana Tompkins) 2024 Buy
58 Extravagant Camp(By: Chris A. Eng) 2025 Buy
59 Queer Lasting(By: Sarah Ensor) 2025 Buy

Sexual Cultures Books by Publication Order

1999 Private Affairs(By: Phillip Brian Harper) #2
2000 In Your Face(By: Mandy Merck) #3
2000 Tropics of Desire(By: Jos’ Quiroga) #4
2000 Murdering Masculinities(By: Greg Forter) #5
2001 Our Monica, Ourselves(By: Lauren Berlant,Lisa A. Duggan) #6
2001 Black Gay Man(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) #7
2001 Passing(By: ) #8
2002 The Explanation For Everything(By: Paul Morrison) #9
2002 Queer Globalizations(By: Martin F. Manalansan IV,Arnaldo Cruz-Malave) #10
2003 Queer Latinidad(By: Juana Mar’a Rodr’guez) #11
2003 Love the Sin(By: Janet R. Jakobsen) #12
2004 Boricua Pop(By: Frances Negr’n-Muntaner,Frances n-Muntaner) #13
2005 In a Queer Time and Place(By: J. Jack Halberstam) #14
2005 Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch(By: Dwight A. McBride) #15
2006 God Hates Fags(By: Michael Cobb) #16
2007 Once You Go Black(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) #17
2007 The Latino Body(By: Lazaro Lima) #18
2007 Arranging Grief(By: Dana Luciano) #19
2009 Cruising Utopia(By: Jos’ Esteban Mu’oz) #20
2010 Another Country(By: ) #21
2010 Extravagant Abjection(By: Darieck Scott) #22
2011 Relocations(By: Karen Tongson) #23
2012 Single(By: Michael Cobb) #24
2012 Beyond the Nation(By: Martin Ponce) #25
2013 Brown Boys and Rice Queens(By: Eng-Beng Lim) #26
2013 Transforming Citizenships(By: Isaac West) #27
2014 Investigating Young People's Sexual Cultures(By: Clarissa Smith,Feona Attwood) #28
2014 The Delectable Negro(By: Vincent Woodard) #29
2014 Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures, and Other Latina Longings(By: Juana Mar’a Rodr’guez) #30
2014 Sensational Flesh(By: Amber Jamilla Musser) #31
2014 The Exquisite Corpse of Asian America(By: Rachel C.Lee) #32
2015 Not Gay(By: Jane Ward) #33
2015 Embodied Avatars(By: Uri McMillan) #34
2015 A Taste for Brown Bodies(By: Hiram P’rez) #35
2015 Wedlocked(By: Katherine Franke) #36
2016 A Body, Undone(By: Christina Crosby) #37
2016 The Color of Kink(By: Ariane Cruz) #38
2016 Archives of Flesh(By: Robert F. Reid-Pharr) #39
2017 Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left(By: Malik Gaines) #40
2018 The Life and Death of Latisha King(By: ) #41
2018 Queer Nuns(By: Melissa M. Wilcox) #42
2018 After the Party(By: ) #43
2018 Sensual Excess(By: Amber Jamilla Musser) #44
2018 Afro-Fabulations(By: ) #45
2019 Queer Times, Black Futures(By: ) #46
2019 Queer Faith(By: ) #47
2019 Archiving an Epidemic(By: Robb Hern’ndez) #48
2019 Frottage(By: Keguro Macharia) #49
2020 The Sex Obsession(By: Janet R. Jakobsen) #50
2020 Becoming Human(By: Zakiyyah Iman Jackson) #51
2020 The Tragedy of Heterosexuality(By: Jane Ward) #52
2022 Keeping It Unreal(By: Darieck Scott) #53
2023 Sexuality Beyond Consent(By: ) #54
2024 Queer Childhoods(By: Mary Zaborskis) #55
2024 Bottoms Up(By: Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gomez) #56
2024 Deviant Matter(By: Kyla Wazana Tompkins) #57
2025 Extravagant Camp(By: Chris A. Eng) #58
2025 Queer Lasting(By: Sarah Ensor) #59

Questions readers ask

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The Sexual Cultures reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Sexual Cultures books are there?

This catalog currently lists 58 Sexual Cultures books published across 1999-2025.

Who writes the Sexual Cultures books?

Sexual Cultures is listed as a book series by Samuel R. Delany.

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