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Billie Best is the author of 3 books and 200+ weekly blog posts at her website billiebest.com where she explores midlife reinvention, relationships, wellness and tech from a feminist perspective.

Book Launch Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2024

Empowering Feminist Fiction Spotlights Intimacy, Chatbots and Sex Tech in “Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power” — A spicy satire full of laughs and inspiring women

[Portland, Oregon] — Widowspeak Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Billie Best’s third book, Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power, a spicy satire about a happily married 60-ish woman who plays games with her sex life and gets caught in a digital trap.

Set to captivate readers with its unique blend of feminism, humor and mature adult romance, this bold narrative promises to be a must-read for women seeking an authentic voice and a fresh perspective. Billie has a popular blog at billiebest.com with avid fans who appreciate her willingness to live out loud. Now she’s using her personal experience to tell the story of a sexually active 60-ish woman who makes some mistakes.

Clitapalooza is a sex-positive feminist revenge fantasy

about a happily married 60-ish woman who wakes up one day with a need to break all the rules she’s ever obeyed. She quits her job to farm butterflies without consulting her husband, and he’s so pissed off, he refuses to have sex with her. So she takes her frustrations online, and the fun begins.

Feminism is influencing healthcare to pay more attention to the clitoris, but it’s an ironic moment. The clitoris has been denied and ignored by doctors for centuries. Ignorance abounds. Purity culture still dominates social values. And yet, a woman’s sex life has become the focus of biotech brands. The sex tech industry is about to exceed $40 billion. Pills, surgery, and gadgets are being developed to address every imaginable female trouble from the shape of labias to hot flashes and low libido. Orgasms are being monetized. The clitoris has become a profit center. It’s a gold rush. What could go wrong?

In Clitapalooza, a girl gang of smart women weaponize their intelligenceto outwit a predatory biotech brand posing as a women’s wellness innovator after the protagonist uses their products and philanders with their chatbot. Girl talk drives the plot. Set in a contemporary college town and told from multiple points of view, including 60-ish women, college students, a biotech scientist, and a very perplexed husband, it’s a wild ride through one woman’s body and the future of sex tech. Readers will laugh out loud.

THEMES & TOPICS

An unconventional romance: Clitapalooza challenges traditional narratives with an aging but lusty marriage and an empowering perspective on intimacy. Even in the most ideal marriages, couples make choices that push them apart; an emotional episode kills the chemistry that holds them together. But the heat goes on.

A humorous exploration of modern relationships: Clitapalooza spotlights the ubiquity of personal technology in our lives.

A celebration of female friendship: Clitapalooza showcases women’s inclination to collaborate across generations by bringing together an older gals yoga group and three computer science students to neutralize the threat.

A technology twist: Clitapalooza reveals the potential risks and unintended consequences of internet-connected sex toys and digital lovers harvesting user data.

About the Author

Billie Best is an articulate advocate for feminism available for podcasts and public appearances. Her memoir How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life (or Couples Therapy with a Dead Man) released in 2020 has received stellar reviews on Amazon. Find her more than 200 weekly blog posts at billiebest.com. Find the link to her media kit and Radiant Badass podcast appearance at https://widowspeakpublishing.com/media-kit/

Book Details

Title: Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power

Author: Billie Best

Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Feminism, Humor/Satire

Release Date: February 13, 2024

Available at: Amazon, Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold.

Paperback $12.99: ISBN 978-1-7345964-4-1

Ebook $9.99: ISBN 978-1-7345964-5-8

Contact: books@widowspeakpublishing.com (413-717-2983) for review copies, interviews, and other media inquiries.

Billie Best Social Media

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Photos of Crazy Wife Farm at crazywifefarm.com

High Resolution Clitapalooza Book Cover

BOOK SPECS

Title: Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power

Author: Billie Best

Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Humor/Satire, Feminism

Release Date: February 13, 2024

Paperback: ISBN 978-1-7345964-4-1 (Price $12.99)

Ebook: ISBN 978-1-7345964-5-8 (Price $9.99)

Thema Subjects: Control, privacy and safety in society; Sex, sexuality, relationships and society; Popular culture

Available at: Amazon, Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold

2024 MEDIA COVERAGE OF CLITPALOOZA

January 25, 2024 interview on Radiant Badass podcast with Elizabeth Holmes, 55 minutes

Memoir Launch Video 2020

Memoir Interviews 2020-2023

Have a listen to her interview with Dr. Bruce Chalmers and Judy Alexander on their podcast, Couples Therapy in Seven Words. They talk about couples therapy with a dead man, which is the subtitle of Billie’s memoir, How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life (or Couples Therapy with a Dead Man). Bruce and Judy discovered her blog in another interview she did for an article in AARP Magazine about Sex in Your 70s.

Trust Tree Talks : In this episode Billie walks the Trust Tree gals through what prompted her cross-county move and how she’s creating a new chapter for herself after sixty. Tune in for Billie’s truth bombs about what aging in this society really looks like.

Passionistas Project Podcast : Billie found herself starting over, indulging her passions and looking for her purpose. Now her mission is to change the societal views on women and disrupt aging.