Any day you can help a friend is a good day.

Any day you can help a friend and also get two amazing, autographed books on tying people up is a FANTABULOUS day!

Several months ago my good friend, Lee Harrington, started a Indigogo project to raise money to self-publish a sequel to his book, Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé.

Early last week, I received copies of his first and second book, More Shibari You Can Use: Passionate Rope Bondage and Intimate Connection, fittingly bound together with a harness made of jute twine. It took me two days before I was ready to untie them since I didn’t want to ruin the coolness of the binding harness.

The photography by RiggerJay is wonderful; sharp, educational, titillating, and most importantly, plentiful. Lee and Jay have gone out of their way to turn what could be a confusing mess of ropes, knots and twists into something easy to follow by using different colours, and images at each step and key points, complimented with written descriptions and instructions.

Both books dive deeper, past just the technical aspects of bondage and Shibari, and into such topics as negotiation and communication, connecting with your play partner, physiology, and a much needed section on “Body Realities” which gets often overlooked during the pre-scene negotiation. I think it is the addition of all these “soft skills” to the books, that set Lee and his Mystic Productions Press , apart from many good bondage books on the market today.

I must admit, I am rather biased when it comes to Lee and his art. He performed my and my girl, Jazalyn’s collaring ceremony at Dark Odyssey Fusion a few years ago, which only strengthened the little crush I had going for him already. However, despite my fanboy leanings, Lee’s two Shibari books should be staples for anyone interested in very decorative yet functional rope fetish artistry.

Check out http://www.mysticproductionspress.com for more information and to order these and other books.