Persona Non Propria

Persona Non Propria

The Events In Order of Loving Someone by Emma Newman-Holden

a review

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Clancy Steadwell
Sep 12, 2025
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emma girl writes about sex.

In all its forms: the act, the genders, the appeal. This much, I think, most Substackers already know.

So when I got this book, I saw the cover and read its title and interpreted the ‘events’ to be sex.

I didn’t order the book because I wanted sex, though I’m not a prude. I got it because I find Emma an endlessly fascinating character an…

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