Bound Up

Honest, informative, and often hilarious, Bound Up brilliantly renders all the complexities that come with being an American Jew. In exploring her identity through the lens of Nazi kink, Fridman invites readers to investigate the complexities of Judaism, power, and personal identity in ways both daring and profound. With honesty and insight, Fridman's unique perspective pushes the boundaries of understanding desire and the enduring legacies of the past.

~Joey Soloway, director and producer of Transparent

Fridman is my favorite type of writer: one whose fascination with a subject is so profound and acutely felt and rigorously investigated that after reading her work I come out obsessed with the topic. I will be thinking about her completely original (and erotic!) exploration of Jewish history in Bound Up for years.

~Bess Kalb, author of Nobody Will Tell You This but Me

'I've promised myself I'll say words I've been taught not to, to uncover what they conceal,' Leora Fridman writes in her revelatory book, Bound Up, and she does just that, exploring kink as it relates to intergenerational Jewish trauma, disability, and merely trying to exist as a woman in the twenty-first century. In her thoughtful exploration of her own story, Fridman tells a wider tale of power, grace, and survival, and readers will be grateful to benefit from her bravery.

~Lynn Melnick, author of I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive

Hot, smart, and intimate, this book kept me spellbound and turned on, provoked by Leora Fridman's intricate thinking about unthinkable things. I would follow her anywhere she pleases, in all her nimble explorations and fascinations.

~Dori Midnight, liturgist