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JMTolcher

Sublimate [paperback]

Sublimate [paperback]

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The famous author Honoré de Balzac used to say after sex “there goes another novel!”
 
Taking it literally, J. M. Tolcher sets out to write an entire book without ejaculating—an experiment in sublimation, desire, and control.
 
In just over a month, he attempts to channel his libido into art, diving into the ancient alchemical process—nigredo, albedo, citrinitas, rubedo—in a relentless search for meaning.
 
But what begins as a test of discipline becomes something far more dangerous. Libido, after all, isn’t just about sex. It’s the unseen force shaping power structures, fueling authoritarianism, and dictating the fate of the world itself.
 
Where does repressed desire go? What happens when it’s not sublimated? And can a man truly master his own urges—or does libido always find a way?
 
Tolcher returns to form as Australia’s hottest underground writer with another chronicle as cerebral as it is carnal, as philosophical as it is depraved.
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Chris Hassall
Gooning for days

What’s the only thing better than pure pleasure? Pure pleasure that one has to wait for, knowing it’s coming. The restraint of it all. This is the delicious pleasure behind Tolcher’s new work Sublimate. I sat down to flick through it but found myself instantly drawn into the exciting premise and narrative. I finished in one sitting, which seems appropriate. There’s a lot of focus on ejaculation, both in porn and in hookup culture. But this book shows there’s so much more to enjoy if we let ourselves. I hope the author had an outstanding orgasm when he finished writing this. It was much deserved.

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Daniel G. Taylor
"Poof" was an excellent debut, "Sublimate" exceeds it

I saw on social media the book had been released, and as a fan of J. M. Tolcher, I was eager to get it. It's a fast, highly-readable book — while somehow managing to go deep as Tolcher explores the philosophy and psychology of sex as he sublimates sexual desire for the sake of art by not cumming through the process of writing a book.