This week on the blog, we reflected on the horrors faced by LGBTQIA+ people in 2025 and how we fought/continue to fight against them. Read all about it: www.woodhullfoundation.org/last-year-wa...

Me? On TikTok? You bet! www.tiktok.com/@basicbooksg...

I'm not counting down to January 1 -- I'm counting down to January 13! In case you missed it: joanprice.com/books/naked-...

Want some ideas for a sexy 2026? "Sexy New Year’s Resolutions 2025" which I wrote a year ago is even more valid now. Why? Because we're another year older! joanprice.com/2025/01/sexy...

#5! What an honor!

You know you want to watch the replay of Tuesday's "Your Body's Changing" on Instagram Live with @jessicadrake.bsky.social for Wicked Sensual Care - especially if you or your lover has a p%nis! instagram.com/p/DSVoO04Emoz

@britt-kathryn.bsky.social rounds up the best literary podcasts of the year.

“I can bring myself to climax, but I don’t with him. I’ve suggested other ways to make love, but he is traditional, and he is unwilling to consider other than intercourse for the finale.” Read my December @seniorplanet.bsky.social QA, “Ask Joan: So Frustrated!!” seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

Are you in a long-term marriage or partner relationship that has fallen into a rut? If so, Corinne Farago’s book The Turned-On Couple may be just what you need. Read Mac Marshall’s review on my blog: joanprice.com/2025/12/the-...

Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex is relaunching w new content on its 15th anniversary, 1/13/26! 20% off the paperback by pre-ordering *before 1/13* w code NAKED20 only fr www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joan-.... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

I don’t know why we need to say this: pirating books hurts authors. We earn our living with our words - or try to! If a book interests you enough that you want to read it, purchase it or get it from your library. If you want writers to keep on writing, support us. Watch @lukemcquillan.com’s video.

Books are perfect gifts. But please buy from your local independent bookstore. If you don't have one near you, Bookshop is an online retailer that supports indies. My favorite book of 2025, FYI: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong. @penguinpress.bsky.social #booksky bookshop.org/a/117447/979...

Wow, many of my curated pleasure products at Betty's Toy Box @carolyn-betty.bsky.social have massive discounts through Dec. 1! www.bettystoybox.com/collections/... . (Note that the coupon code JOAN10 cannot be used on top of these already deeply discounted prices.)

Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.

New study of 3,000+ women age 60+ years confirmed "a growing prevalence of masturbation and sex-toy use in this population and that such use led to a higher frequency of orgasm." Really interesting and sex-positive article from News Medical. www.news-medical.net/news/2025112...

I don't think we should classify the presidency as a profession anymore

"Biologically, kissing is an odd behavior. It spreads pathogens and doesn’t offer the obvious advantages that grooming or food sharing do. Still, humans and several great apes do it." Interesting article from Discover Magazine . www.discovermagazine.com/bizarre-orig...

“Why would a well-known actress reach out to a lonely, married stranger in another country, 30 years older? How could she fall in love with a man she’s never met and refuses to meet?” Read my Senior Planet QA, “Ask Joan: Torn, Lost, Confused – and Scammed?” seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

"What guy wouldn’t enjoy a fling with Arcwave Zing, an innovative self-pleasuring stroker vibrator for the penis in your life!" Shamus MacDuff, age 82, reviews this delightful pleasure tool from Betty's Toy Box @carolyn-betty.bsky.social: joanprice.com/2025/10/zing...

Ask your partner the day of a scheduled sex date, “Is today still good for you?” Invite honesty. Know that if today is not good for your partner for whatever reason, that isn’t a rejection of you. Read this #seniorsex tip, "Break a Date, Make a Date": joanprice.com/tip/break-a-...

There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/

Halloween 2025, ready to teach my line dance class!

Rest In Peace Lia Smith. You deserved a whole, full, beautiful life.

Great advice Joan. I’d add getting a medical investigation on the snoring and peeing which could be sleep apnoea related (or something else) which could me managed with treatment

“I don’t like sleeping with my husband. I don’t mean sex-I love sex with him! I don’t like sleeping in the same room, listening to him snore or get up 100 times a night to pee.” Is it time for separate bedrooms? My advice in my latest @seniorplanet.bsky.social QA. seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

Arcwave Zing is an innovative self-pleasuring stroker vibrator. Stretch it apart, add water-based lube, insert flaccid or erect member and enjoy! Read Shamus MacDuff’s review: joanprice.com/2025/10/zing.... Thank you, Betty's Toy Box @carolyn-betty.bsky.social !

I wrote about two excellent novels, and also summarized a few great deals that have nothing to do with Amazon Prime Days. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...

"Which is better - A or B?" This time in '23, @joanprice.bsky.social gave what I think is the most helpful, simple sex tip for anyone to take into the bedroom. If you're not following her, you're missing out - her advice is fab. www.girlonthenet.com/blog/joan-pr...

@joanprice.bsky.social medical mantra: joanprice.com/tip/talk-to-...

I just finished Seduction Theory by @adremily.bsky.social and I loved it! I’m recommending it to my contemporary literature book club. www.meetup.com/novel-lovers...

"I’m desperately searching for a way to still have some sex life when my wife's enthusiasm has waned to zero...I’ve decided that it’s better to go with “Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell” (DADT) for now." My latest QA for @seniorplanet.bsky.social : seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

Hard to answer without knowing what beliefs are holding you back. Start here: (1) Get over thinking that your body has to look or respond in a "youthful" way in order to give and receive sexual pleasure; (2) Get over any reluctance to ask for what you need or want sexually.

I'll turn 82 in 2 months. If you're significantly younger than I am -- and who isn't? -- what Qs do you have about what it's like to be old? I'll answer the Qs I find most interesting. Go! [photo: me at age 1 with my mother.]

Are you an unintentional perpetrator of the “Ick Factor”: the part that goes “Ugh, old wrinkly people having sex? That’s disgusting!” I invite you to look at judgmental stereotypes abt sex & aging & how they will impact you later. @queermajority.bsky.social www.queermajority.com/essays-all/s...

12 Tips for Improving Your Sex Life—Starting Now! What are the secrets to staying sexually vibrant through decades ahead? Learn practical tips, pleasure enhancers, & communications skills. Wed, 9/3, 1:30PM EDT/10:30AM PDT. Free! Hosted by @AARP/@seniorplanet : joanprice.com/event/12-tip...

Free! "How the Heck do I Date at This Age?" for over 50, 60, 70, & beyond. hosted by @aarp.org & @seniorplanet.bsky.social Wed, 8/27, 1:30PM EDT / 10:30AM PDT. Recording will NOT be available, so you'll need to attend live. Description & Zoom link at seniorplanet.org/event/wellne...

Discuss contemporary novels and modern & classic short stories with a wonderful group of avid readers in our Meetup book club on Zoom. See our events & "about" section to learn more. Photo shows some of the books discussed over the past few years. www.meetup.com/novel-lovers... . #litfic #booksky

Consent is sexy. What do you ask your new or longtime partner before or during sex? E.g. * How would you like me to pleasure you today?" * Does this feel good to you? Is there a way that would feel better? * What hurts and what works today? (Esp important for seniors!) Your turn!

"Lonely Caregiver" misses intimacy and sexual connection as her husband is no longer capable of being her full partner. Yet she feels guilty about having these feelings. Do you agree with my advice? I hope you'll post your comment at @seniorplanet.bsky.social : seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

“My husband has dementia. I hold his hand & kiss him. He kisses me back. His speech is usually garbled & unintelligible. Where do I put my feelings of longing, my sexual needs? I feel guilty for these feelings.” My Aug Senior Planet QA “Ask Joan: Lonely Caregiver.” seniorplanet.org/articles-ask...

"At our age, we need to be searching for the authentic experience. 'What I believed is no longer true for me,' we can say, as we gain life experience and grow. 'This, instead, is what I know to be true'" Rereading my book Naked at Our Age, Robert's words struck me. joanprice.com/books/naked-... .

Yup

Literature pulls us inside characters who are unlike us in big ways, yet we discover commonality. We learn empathy and compassion. I'm very sad for those who don't read. I run Novel Lovers, a Meetup/Zoom contemporary fiction book club. Join us? meetup.com/novel-lovers... #booksky #literaryfiction

“Old Maid” was first used in the 1520s to designate a woman who remains single “well beyond the usual marrying age.” In the 1500s, that meant late teens or early 20s. What does it mean now? Pls read my essay "In Defense of Old Maids" @queermajority.bsky.social: www.queermajority.com/essays-all/i...

"If you don’t watch out, no decent man will marry you and you’ll die an old maid” my generation of girls in the 1950s heard. I wrote "In Defense of Old Maids" for @queermajority.bsky.social: history of "old maid" 1520 - my time, & how we see single women now. www.queermajority.com/essays-all/i...

Truth 👇👇

“In this world of algorithmic bubbles and blatant lies and deepfakes, late night television is a place you can gather at night and say: “Yes, this happened and it is fucking weird.” - @jilltwiss.bsky.social re @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

"How do I explain to my wife of 50 years that even though we have sex and pleasurable orgasms together, she needs to learn the correct way to give oral sex?" I advise "Wishing for Oral" in my July Senior Planet column: seniorplanet.org/articles-joa... @seniorplanet.bsky.social

When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

Words fail me. I’m sure Colbert will have some choice ones tonight. I’ll be watching.