Polyamory films and books

I recently came across this list of books on poly/cnm/open relationships.

I've read 15 or so of them. I found both the histories interesting, and since they each had a different emphasis, it was worth reading both of them.

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American Poly: A History
Christopher M Gleason

The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy
Lola Phoenix

The Art and Etiquette of Polyamory
Francoise Simpere

The Art of Relationship Anarchy: A Revolutionary Approach to Love, Intimacy, and Connection - Deanne Meyers

Ask Me About Polyamory – Kimichi Kuddles
Tikva Wolf

Beyond Monogamy, Polyamory and the Future of Polyqueer Sexualities
Mimi Schippers

Designer Relationships: A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships
Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson

Eight Things I Wish I'd Known About Polyamory: Before I Tried It and Frakked It Up
Cunning Minx

The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
Janet Hardy and Dossie Eason

Fifty Years of Polyamory in America
Glen W Olson, Terry Lee Brussel-Rogers

Fraught Intimacies: Non-Monogamy in the Public Sphere
Nathan Rambukkana

A Happy Life in an Open Relationship
Susan Wenzel

Hot to the Touch: Views from the Polyamory Lifestyle
Cole Riley

It's Called "Polyamory": Coming Out About Your Nonmonogamous Relationships
Tamara Pinctus and Rebecca Hiles

The Jealousy Workbook
Kathy Labriola

Kaleidoscope of Polyamory: How Ready are You for an Open Relationship?
Mint Rabbit

The Lesbian Polyamory Reader
Marcia Munson, Judith Stelboum

Let’s Talk About …Non-Monogamy
JR James

The Many Faces of Polyamory: Longing and Belonging in Consensual Relationships
Magdalena J Fosse

Many Loves: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s)
Sophie Lucido Johnson

More: A Memoir of an Open Marriage
Molly Roden Winter

More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert

Multiamory: Essential Tools for Modern Relationships
Winston, Lingren, and Matlack

The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People
Judith Eve Lipton, David P. Barash

The New Love Without Limits
Deborah Anapol

Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy
Rachel Krantz

Open Monogamy: A Guide to Co-Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement
Tammy Nelson

Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
Tristan Taomino

Poly Land: My Brutally Honest Adventures in Polyamory
Page Turner

The Polyamorists Next Door
Elisabeth Shef

Polyamory: A Clinical Toolkit for Therapists (and Their Clients)
Martha Kauppi

Polyamory and Jealousy
Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert

Polyamory and Kink
Jess Mahler

The Polyamory Breakup Book
Kathy Labriola

Polyamory in the 21st Century
Deborah Anapol

Polysecure: Attachment Trauma and Consensual Non-Monogamy
Jessica Fern

Polywise: A Deeper Dive into Navigating Open Relationships
Jessica Fern and David Cooley

Power Circuits: Polyamory in a Power Dynamic
Raven Kaldera

Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha

Relationship Anarchy: Occupy Intimacy!
Juan-Carlos Pérez-Cortés

Stepping Off the Relationship Escalator: Uncommon Love and Life
Amy Gahran

Stories from the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families
Elizabeth Shef

The Smart Girl’s Guide to Polyamory
Dedeker Winston

A Therapist’s Guide to Consensual Non-Monogamy, Polyamory, Swinging, and Open Marriage
Rhea Orion

Thriving in Non Monogamy An Ethical Slut's Guide: Overcome Jealousy, Enjoy Sex, and Honor Yourself
Erin Davidson

Understanding Non-Monogamies
Meg Barker and Darren Landridge

Understanding Threesomes Gender, Sex, and Consensual Non-Monogamy
Ryan Scoats

Undoing Monogamy: The Politics of Science and the Possibilities of Biology
Angela Willey

Why It’s OK to Not Be Monogamous
Justin L. Clardy

Wide Open: My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage, and Loving on My Own Terms
Gracie X
 
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Four of Robert Heinlein's novels have polyamorous elements to varying degrees.

Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the Hugo award and named to the Library of Congress' list of the hundred novels that shaped America, featured a plural marriage in its story. The novel had a a profound impact on the 1960s counter culture in general, as well as on the the concept of consensual non-monogamy during that time period. In fact, it was Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, high priestess of the neo-pagan Church of All Worlds - an organization based on the fictional "church" of the same name in that novel - who invented the term "polyamorous", introducing the term in the May 1990 article "A Bouquet of Lovers", first published in the Green Egg, a neo-pagan journal affiliated with the Church of All Worlds.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, also a Hugo award winning novel, featured a "line marriage" in a fictional lunar society.

The novels Time Enough for Love and Friday both included group marriages in their stories.
 
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Here is a book on Kindle/Amazon. Inspired by reality, shaped by creativity.

Another Way is a thought-provoking exploration of modern relationships, intimacy, and self-discovery. Following the intertwined lives of Chris, Sarah, and Emma, it delves into the raw emotions and complexities of love that transcends traditional boundaries. As the characters navigate the nuances of polyamory, they confront the challenges of commitment, vulnerability, and honesty in a world that often insists on rigid definitions of partnership. Written with alternating perspectives that bring each character’s unique experiences to life, Another Way invites open-minded readers to consider alternative paths to connection, intimacy, and the courage it takes to build relationships outside societal norms.

 
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Here is a book on Kindle/Amazon. Inspired by reality, shaped by creativity.

Another Way is a thought-provoking exploration of modern relationships, intimacy, and self-discovery. Following the intertwined lives of Chris, Sarah, and Emma, it delves into the raw emotions and complexities of love that transcends traditional boundaries. As the characters navigate the nuances of polyamory, they confront the challenges of commitment, vulnerability, and honesty in a world that often insists on rigid definitions of partnership. Written with alternating perspectives that bring each character’s unique experiences to life, Another Way invites open-minded readers to consider alternative paths to connection, intimacy, and the courage it takes to build relationships outside societal norms.

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To give something back to the community I have arranged that the Kindle version of the book is free on Sunday, February 9th 2025
 
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To give something back to the community I have arranged that the Kindle version of the book is free on Sunday, February 9th 2025
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Did you write this book? I was wondering if the three people in the poly relationship were in a triad or a V.
 
I guess it's not available in the US. Even though it's free it wouldn't let me purchase because my location is outside of the UK
 
Ditto down here.
 
.... I guess for kindle I just need to change my address in Amazon to a UK address for that purchase then change it back...I guess I can Google a McDonalds or something? 😂😂😂
 
I put in a UK post code then the Kindle version disappears and only paperback is available
 
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Without giving too much away, it evolves.
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Good. I have an aversion to novels where a triad seems to be the default (or only) polyamorous model. It's just not reality for actual polyamorists.
 
I just made a post about this, but I just completed a memoir about my poly marriage and divorce. I would love to get people's thoughts if anyone is interested!
 
To go with the list that I posted above, 2 more books that I've come across since then:

Spiritual Polyamory (2003)
by Mystic Life (Author)

Polyamory For Dummies (2024)
by Jaime M. Grant

I read "Spiritual Polyamory" - which was a reasonably decent read. While I did not find it particularly profound, I can image that some might find it helpful.

I saw "Polyamory for Dummies" while perusing Barnes & Noble recently. I had to smile - you know a subject has hit the mainstream when the topic gets its own "For Dummies" book. I downloaded the Kindle version - just getting started, but it looks to be a decent introduction to poly. Here's the Amazon blurb on the author:

Jaime M. Grant (PhD) is a queer sex activist, researcher, and relationship coach. Dr. Grant is best known for her sex workshop Desire Mapping, which she has produced all over the world in over a dozen languages, and her primer based on the workshop, Great Sex: Mapping Your Desire. She co-edited a global anthology on friendship as fuel for social movements, Friendship as Social Justice Activism: Critical Solidarities in a Global Perspective. In the US, she served as the primary investigator of the nation's first national survey on discrimination against trans and non-binary people and co-authored its report, Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Polyamorous since her 20s, Jaime’s latest work, Polyamory For Dummies, launches in December.
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In the book intro, she mentions she has been poly for 40 years and is a sex and relationship counselor.
 
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