Violet Blue is the best-selling author of the sex-instruction books: 'The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio, The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus, The Smart Girl's Guide to the G-Spot, and The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys', and 'The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex' ; the editor of the erotica collections: 'Sweet Life, Sweet Life 2, Taboo, Best Women's Erotica' series, 'Lips Like Sugar, Lust', and 'Girls on Top' ; she also writes about erotica, pornography, and sexual pleasure and health for various magazines, and she is the creator of the popular podcast Open Source Sex. She reports on local issues on SFAppeal.com.Violet has been interviewed and quoted by national and international magazines including 'O: The Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Jane, First for Women, Glamour, Grace Woman, Maxim, Marie Claire, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Blender, Penthouse, Redbook, Wired,' and more; has made TV appearances on The History Channel's Sex in History series and Playboy TV's Sexcetera; has had radio interviews including The Dr. Laura Berman Show, The Sunday Night Sex Show with Sue Johansen, and a regular monthly guest appearance on Sirius OutQ Radio's Derek and Romaine Show; and has been featured on selected websites including CBS Healthwatch, Jane's Guide, and Salon. She has been the subject of feature articles in the 'San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco Weekly, San Jose Mercury News,' and the 'Wall Street Journal'.Violet is a trained sex educator and lectures to human sexuality students at San Francisco State University, U.C.

Berkeley, and to trainees at the national sex crisis and information hotline San Francisco Sex Information. She lives in San Francisco. Visit her at tinynibbles.com.