Greenery Press is a

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house based in

Emeryville, California Emeryville is a city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as o ...

, specializing in books on

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

(particularly

femdom A dominatrix (; ) or femdom is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. A dominatrix can be of any sexual orientation, but this does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. Dominatrices are known for inflic ...

) and

polyamory Polyamory () is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. People who identify as polyamorous may believe in open relationships wi ...

, with over 50 titles in print. Most titles are non-fiction, but a smaller number of fiction titles and memoirs are published under the Grass Stain Press name. Greenery's sales top 100,000 books per year.

History

Greenery Press was founded in 1991 by author

Janet Hardy Janet W. Hardy is an American writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press. She has also been published as ''Catherine A. Liszt'' and ''Lady Green''. She is the author or co-author of eleven books, and frequently collaborates with Doss ...

. In 1995 it merged with

Jay Wiseman Jay Joseph Wiseman (born 1949) is an American BDSM author, educator, and expert legal witness.Mark Morri"Missouri sex slave case may hinge on expert view of subculture", ''Kansas City Star'', November 25, 2012 His most famous work is the book ''SM ...

Books under the Greenery name. Hardy continues to run the company, while Wiseman continues to serve on the Press's board of directors.

Greenery Press closed its new books program in 2019 upon the retirement of editorial director Janet W. Hardy and is no longer publishing new titles.From "Get to Know Us" section of Greenery's Website http://www.greenerypress.com/

Program

Greenery's list of titles include works by such notable authors such as Hardy herself,

Dossie Easton Dorothy "Dossie" Easton (born February 26, 1944), who has also written under the name Scarlet Woman, is an American author and family therapist based in San Francisco, California. She is polyamorous and lives in West Marin, California. Backgro ...

, Wiseman and

Midori Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * M ...

, their most popular title is ''

The Ethical Slut ''The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities'' is an English language non-fiction book by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy (given as pseudonym Catherine A. Liszt for the book's first edition in 1997). Content The authors define th ...

: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities'', which has been translated into several languages. and has sold over 50,000 copies as of 2004. * Jay Wiseman, ''SM 101: A Realistic Introduction'', Greenery Press, 2000. . * Jay Wiseman, ''Jay Wiseman's Erotic Bondage Handbook'', Greenery Press, 2000. . * Dossie Easton,

Catherine A. Liszt Janet W. Hardy is an American writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press. She has also been published as ''Catherine A. Liszt'' and ''Lady Green''. She is the author or co-author of eleven books, and frequently collaborates with Dossi ...

, ''When Someone You Love Is Kinky'', Greenery Press, 2000. . * Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy, ''The New Topping Book.'' Greenery Press, 2003. . * Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy, ''The New Bottoming Book.'' Greenery Press, 2001. . * Midori, ''The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage'', Greenery Press, 2001. . * Lorelei, ''The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl's Guide to Female Dominance'', Greenery Press, 2000. . *

John Warren John Warren may refer to: Medicine * John Warren (surgeon) (1753–1815), American surgeon during the Revolutionary War * John Collins Warren (1778–1856), American surgeon * John Collins Warren Jr. (1842–1927), American surgeon, son of John C ...

, ''The Loving Dominant'', Greenery Press, 2000. . *

Andrew Conway Andrew Joseph Conway (born 11 July 1991) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a wing, but can also play as a fullback. Blackrock College While atte ...

, ''The Bullwhip Book'', Greenery Press, 2000. . * Joseph W. Bean, ''Flogging'', Greenery Press, 2000. . * M. R. Strict, ''Intimate Invasion: The Erotic Ins & Outs of Enema Play'', Greenery Press, 2004. . * Lady Green, ''The Compleat Spanker'', Greenery Press, 2000. . *

Charles Anders Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

, ''The Lazy Crossdresser'', Greenery Press, 2002. . *

Laura Antoniou Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of ''The Marketplace'' series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson. Antoniou is also known for her work as an editor and pi ...

Christina Abernathy Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Chris ...

, ''Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Omnibus'', Greenery Press, 2007, * Christina Abernathy, ''Miss Abernathy's Concise Slave Training Manual'', Greenery Press, 1998, * Christina Abernathy, ''Training with Miss Abernathy: A Workbook for Erotic Slaves and Their Owners'', Greenery Press, 1998,

References and further reading

* ''San Francisco Chronicle''
"Greenery Press specializes in off-color topics"
October 19, 2001 * ''Cuir Underground''

Issue 3.6, Summer 1997. ;Specific

External links

Greenery Press - official site- SFStation article about Greenery Press
*San Francisco Chronicle
Greenery Press specializes in off-color topics
{{Authority control Book publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Publishing companies established in 1991 BDSM publishers Companies based in Emeryville, California Feminism and BDSM 1991 establishments in California