to Full Cow, a podcast about leather and kink where your host, Edge (he/him), shares his 30+ years of experience in the community. In this episode we look at Leather / Kink / BDSM books—both fiction and nonfiction. There’s also an Ask Edge segment about monogamy. Here are some links from this episode: Carney, William. The Real Thing. 1968.Townsend, Larry. The Leatherman’s Handbook II. 1995.Preston, John. Benson. 1980.Mains, Geoff. Urban Aboriginals. 1984.Califia, Patrick. Macho Sluts. 1988.Thompson, Mark. Leatherfolk. 1991.Wiseman, Jay. SMSupport the show Ask Edge! Go to to leave ask a question or leave feedback. Find Edge's other content on and. Also visit his archive of educational videos, Tchick-Tchick.