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Bachmann, Steve (2002). Simulating Sex: Aesthetic Representations Of Erotic Activity. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-58832-063-6. Blankenship, Mark (October 22, 2012). "My Weird Journey With Madonna's 'Sex' Book". Newnownext.com. Logo TV. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013 . Retrieved December 7, 2012. Sex in WA okay — if it's under the counter!". The Canberra Times. October 24, 1992. p.5. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021 . Retrieved December 30, 2021. Madonna claimed she was publishing Sex "to liberate America — free us all of our hang-ups". [5] She told Spin: "We live in a very repressed society, and I deal with erotic themes. The point I try to make is: Why should we feel ashamed of our sexuality?". [43] She stated later that the book "does not condone unsafe sexual practices". [3] Nicholas Callaway of Callaway Arts & Entertainment said the book was "inevitably going to be controversial. The book explores every aspect of sexual fantasy. It's hard to calculate the effect, [but], Sex should be considered 'art'". [44] It was rumored that Time Warner was nervous about the book's release, however, in an interview with Vanity Fair, William Sarnoff, president of Warner Books, said he felt Madonna "should pursue all avenues of creativity as she defines it". The Warner company said they would make sure Sex reached its target audience. They reminded the public the book was safely wrapped in a Mylar bag to prevent in-store peeping and contained a warning label. [5] SEX by Madonna". Art Basel. August 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022 . Retrieved December 3, 2022.

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Gervais, Marty; Jones, Owen (October 22, 1992). "New Madonna book selling like hotcakes". Windsor Star. ProQuest 254015018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022 . Retrieved September 6, 2022– via ProQuest. a b Selvin, Joel (December 6, 1999). "Web Makes Finding Racy Madonna Book Easy". San Francisco Chronicle. ProQuest 411406844. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022 . Retrieved September 6, 2022– via ProQuest. Kakutani, Michiko (October 21, 1992). "Books of The Times; Madonna Writes; Academics Explore Her Erotic Semiotics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012 . Retrieved September 19, 2011.a b c Michael, Kilian (October 7, 1992). "In Time For The Gift-giving Season: Madonna Gets Bookish About". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012 . Retrieved December 13, 2012. Greg, Scarnici. "Sex in Drag". SexinDrag.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012 . Retrieved December 14, 2012. a b Zoë, Heller (October 25, 1992). "Book Review / Kids, I tasted the honey: 'Sex' – Madonna". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015 . Retrieved November 6, 2012. a b c Galán, Lolga (October 25, 1992). " 'Sex' prohibitivo". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 8, 2019 . Retrieved January 20, 2021. In France, Madonna held the record for the highest first-month sales for a book in history, before being surpassed by Thierry Meyssan with L'Effroyable Impasture in 2002. [77] In Paris alone, 23,000 copies were sold in the first hour of release. [64] Sex sold 7,220 units in Spain within its first two days, [64] and 2,000 copies in the first five-hours in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. [78] In Italy, the book moved 5,000 copies. [79] By October 24, a spokeswoman for Australian distributors, Octopus Publishing, informed thousands of copies of Sex had been sold in Western Australia. [80] Despite the censorship, Sex was able to sell 150,000 units of an edited version of the initial printing in Japan, topping the national best-selling list upon its release. [81] [50] According to the Chinese state newspaper, the book sold 5,000 copies in the first-week in the city of Shanghai alone. [82] Although the book was censored shortly after its publication, several hundred of copies were sold in the Irish capital. [83]