Fancy Feast is a Brooklyn-based burlesque performer, writer, and sex educator. She holds the title of Miss Coney Island 2016 and is the recipient of the Revolutionary Award at the 2017 New York Burlesque Festival. She has performed at venues including The Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum, St. Ann's Warehouse, the Metropolitan Opera, and Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. She is the subject of Leon Chase's documentary, Character NYC. She regularly contributes essays to Buzzfeed, and her burlesque work has been profiled by NPR, Refinery29, and the Huffington Post.
"Sharp and revelatory... Feast makes a hilarious, poignant and
relevant contribution to a canon that normalizes open explorations
of sex and revolutionizes social expectations in the process."--The
Washington Post
"Such lovely writing makes "Naked" more than a book trying to
destigmatize sex work and normalize all forms of sexual expression;
it's also a deeply human story of survivorship."--Boston Globe
"This cheeky collection of essays by burlesque performer, social
worker and sex educator Fancy Feast is a delight. Whether she's
sharing her experiences with polyamory, with fatphobia or with sex
toys, Feast is candid, gracious and vulnerable."--Ms. Magazine
"Honest, explicit, and sometimes vulnerable, this revealing debut
offers much for readers to enjoy."--Booklist
"Electrifying... the author and her stories are captivating and
infused with vulnerability and humor... a powerful, entertaining
testament to embracing all of the facets of oneself."--Library
Journal
"A meaningful, vulnerable look at the world of burlesque from a
storyteller who isn't afraid to show a little skin."--Kirkus
Reviews
"Naked is a triumphant collection of essays about navigating sex
industries as an unapologetic, empathetic, big-hearted millennial.
I was laughing, clapping, and wincing as Fancy Feast lays bare the
sexual hang-ups and misconceptions that shape our culture. I'd read
her voice on anything, but I'm so glad she pointed her razor-sharp
wit dead center on the things that matter: namely, the things we
hide our sexuality behind, and what can be gained (and lost) from
nakedness."--Gabrielle Korn, author of Everybody (Else) Is Perfect
and Yours for the Taking
"A funny and poignant exploration of sex, desire, and performance.
Naked is sexy, sharp, and full of heart."--Tracy Clark-Flory,
author of Want Me
"I've known Fancy as a fierce performer--but now I'd had the
privilege of being slayed by her words. Her stories are insightful,
playful, and beautifully written. How lucky are we to have such
intimate access to this beauty?!"--Roz the Diva
"These essays on sex, work, sex work, and sexy work reads like a
dream - it's harder to put down than a beach novel. Fancy Feast
proves that the worlds so often described as 'hidden' are only
obscured by viewers' preconceptions and fears. She humanizes as she
titillates, and shows compassion for those who want to see but are
afraid of what they'll find out about themselves. Above all, she
gives permission to look."--Jo Weldon, founder of the New York
School of Burlesque and author of The Burlesque Handbook
"Fancy takes us where the real show is--backstage. Rousing,
riveting, and uproarious, Fancy's takes on sexuality are
invaluable. Her humor is human. She brings the earthy reflection of
reality that is burlesque to a hush-hush aspect of
life--sex."--Jessica Stoya, adult icon and columnist
"If Fancy's memoir was just a diary of her life as a burlesque
performer in New York City, it would be stunning enough, but it's
more: Fancy turns the readers' gaze back at themselves with a clear
and incisive mirror, from watching sex shop customers hit each
other with soft packs, to pancakes in bed with lovers forced to
confront their own fatphobia. Like sitting down for an intimate
show and standing up changed, Naked deserves an ovation for
stripping the audience's assumptions down to the
pasties."--Samantha Cole, author of How Sex Changed the Internet
and the Internet Changed Sex
"With razor-sharp wit, beautifully drawn scenes, and incisive
commentary on pleasure, fatness, and performance, Fancy Feast digs
into the American psyche and offers revelations about our
collective fears and obsessions. The writing is both hysterical and
breathtaking, just like her act!"--Tristan Taormino, sex educator
and author of The Ultimate Guide to Kink
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