Ms. Toni Bentley
Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. She is the author of five New York Times Notable Books, including Winter Season A Dancer's Journal , Holding On to the Air (coauthored with Suzanne Farrell), and The Surrender An Erotic Memoir . Bentley is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her work has appeared in The Best American Essays as well as in many periodicals, including The New York Times Book Review , The New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal ...See more
Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. She is the author of five New York Times Notable Books, including Winter Season A Dancer's Journal , Holding On to the Air (coauthored with Suzanne Farrell), and The Surrender An Erotic Memoir . Bentley is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her work has appeared in The Best American Essays as well as in many periodicals, including The New York Times Book Review , The New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal , The New York Review of Books , The Daily Beast , Vogue , and Vanity Fair . See less
Ms. Toni Bentley's Featured Books
Ms. Toni Bentley book reviews
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The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir
valuable contribution
by apollo, May 29, 2013
Toni Bentley is to be congratulated for writing a book that shows that anal intercourse need not be degrading--it can be an alternative avenue of affection that, because it can be tricky, is actually ... Read More
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Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal
Really great book
by Joy S, Oct 19, 2012
The only negative to this book is that it's so short! Toni Bentley writes about her life as a professional dancer under Balanchine during the winter season in the early 80s. Her writing is elegant & ... Read More
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The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir
Unique
by Real, Aug 30, 2007
The author is a very unique person. Her sexuality overtly influences her life beyond my impression of its role in most peoples' existence, so her memoir is a rare opportunity to get a first person ... Read More