Julie Fennell’s engaging semi-autoethnography, Please Scream Quietly: A Story of Kink, explores the mid-Atlantic kink community with nuance and depth, challenging the ways that outsiders and academics have been biased in their treatment of kink culture and calling us forward into new transferable models of research, consent, and responsibility.

Amy K. Milligan, Batten Endowed Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Women's Studies and the director of the Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding, Old Dominion University

The author takes you step-by-step into the Scene, offering an intimate portrayal of why, when, and how self-proclaimed "kinksters" engage in the Scene, as well as interrogating what is "normal" and "kinky" when the lines between them are blurring rapidly.

Elizabeth Miles, assistant professor of Asian studies and gender and women's studies, Kennesaw State University

Fennell provides an up-close view of kinky culture, but does so using a sociological lens. Her description of how a sociologist looks at the world (like Sherlock) is spot-on. We are trained to make the familiar strange and I believe Fennell does a wonderful job at doing that.

Amanda Fehlbaum, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, Youngstown State University

This book gets high marks for originality and authenticity. The author fills a gap in the BDSM academic literature by conducting fieldwork from an insider’s perspective. Please Scream Quietly is methodologically sound and a great book for students in human sexuality, gender, and intimate relationships courses, BDSM researchers, or anyone who wants to gain insight into this interesting community.

Heidi Lyons, associate professor of sociology, Oakland University

I really loved the writing style of this book. It was engaging, accessible, and easy to read, without being simplistic. It was like having a really smart friend explain the BDSM scene. The author said that she was aiming this book at a more popular audience, and I think she succeeded at writing a book that can appeal to lay people without sacrificing intellectual rigor.

Jennifer Whitmer, associate professor of sociology, gerontology, and gender studies, Stanislaus State University

While other texts de-sexualize and make "stuffy" or boring the topic, this book is a frank and honest look at the community in which the author is situated.

Kimberly B. Dugan, professor of sociology, Eastern Connecticut State University