Jim Goad’s Gigantic Book of Sex

Jim Goad, who died on June 22, 2026, wrote and edited the most talked-about zine of the ’90s, the notorious ANSWER Me! A three-volume compilation of the zine sold 30,000 copies for AK Press. Feral House published his prison-era memoir, Shit Magnet, whose film rights House Industries optioned, and his best-selling Redneck Manifesto (Simon & Schuster) sold tens of thousands of copies. Long out of print, Jim Goad’s Gigantic Book of Sex lampoons every imaginable aspect of human sexuality in 224 hilarious, illustrated, full-color pages. Its four sections (REAL, FAKE, PERSONAL, and OPINION) hold more than 100 articles, none longer than four pages, including: “Strange Sex Laws” “The Cocks of Rock” “Fun ’n’ Obscure Sex Slang” “Sex Toys That Time Forgot” “Viagra for Masochists” “I Always Vote for Bush” Goad called it “the perfect toilet reading.” The book is R- and not X-rated, with every instance of hardcore sex removed from its sweet-smelling pages. Chuck Palahniuk and Will Self praised Goad’s writing, and this compilation of his sex writing marked his return to no-holds-barred satire with a gonzo-journalist sensibility.