‘Luke Brunning and Natasha McKeever have written a book on intimacy, love, and sex that feels contemporary and relevant to students' lives while also being deeply anchored in current scholarship and debates. Avoiding clichés and antiquated assumptions about what relationships and intimacy look like in today's world, the authors offer rich philosophical tools for the rigorous exploration of some of the most personal and difficult-to-discuss topics we encounter in daily life.’
— Prof. Quill Kukla, author of Sex Beyond “Yes”, and City Living
I have blogged about this book here.
‘Romantic Agency is a thoughtful philosophical reflection on how we might expand the freedom that we – and others – experience in our romantic relationships. Taking a refreshingly open approach to the diverse range of possible relationship styles, Brunning helpfully and clearly unpacks both inner and outer constraints on romantic agency, and the ways in which different people and relationships might address these.’
— Dr Meg-John Barker, author of Rewriting the Rules and Life Isn’t Binary
‘I really liked this! It was well written, well referenced, and having the photos throughout was a nice change from other similarly dry essay-style books. It was a well balanced discourse on non-monogomy and I liked how it acknowledged how non-monogomous relationships can't be evaluated without also considering social factors, gender, race and geographic location and financial status. The line towards the end, "it is one thing to be a rich, middle-aged, white, male Californian who wants to have an open relationship and quite another to be a queer Mexican woman in a polyamorous triad or a young, poor Bedouin Arab woman in a polygamous marriage", best sums that up.’
— Erin Kate - Goodreads
I was interviewed about the book by Mashable. I also discussed some of the book’s themes in Prospect Magazine. Does Monogamy Work? is also available in Italian.