Sex and the Single Girl
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First-edition cover
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| Author | Helen Gurley Brown |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Bernard Geis Associates |
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1962 |
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| OCLC | 51342662 |
| Followed by | Sex and the Office (1965) |
Sex and the Single Girl is a 1962 non-fiction book by American writer Helen Gurley Brown, written as an advice book that encouraged women to become financially independent and experience sexual relationships before or without marriage. The book sold two million copies in three weeks, was sold in 35 countries and has made the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and Time bestseller lists.
In 1960 Brown's husband, David Brown, suggested she write a book that discusses "how a single girl goes about having an affair". The book was rejected by several publishing houses until it was accepted by Bernard J. Geis of Bernard Geis Associates.
The original title was Sex for the Single Girl, but this was changed because "it sounded like [it] was advocating sex for all single girls." Brown had also written a section on contraceptive methods that was omitted from the final publication.
The book was advertised through a large-scale campaign created by Letty Cottin Pogrebin of Bernard Geis Associates in conjunction with Brown. The campaign involved print ads as well as television, radio and bookstore appearances, however, Brown often was barred from saying "sex" during her television appearances. Cottin and Brown also attempted to have the book censored or banned in the United States as a marketing gimmick, but they were unsuccessful. The book also was endorsed on the jacket by Joan Crawford and Gypsy Rose Lee, and the 2003 edition is endorsed on the back cover by Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall.
Following the success of Sex and the Single Girl, Brown became the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine in 1965, and went on to publish several other books which include Sex and the Office (1965), Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook (1969), and Sex and the New Single Girl (1970).
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