Join sex educator and author Niki Davis-Fainbloom for the official Austin launch of Fetish: Smash Taboos and Celebrate What Turns You On — published by Balance, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.
How does something completely ordinary become intensely erotic—and what can our most unusual turn-ons teach us about desire? Drawing on hundreds of scientific studies, intimate interviews, and an original survey of 260 people, Niki will take attendees on a scholarly romp through the wonderfully weird world of desire—revealing why our unique turn-ons make us entirely normal humans.
This immersive evening will include:
❤️🔥A short reading and conversation with Niki
❤️🔥Fetish Trivia with prizes
❤️🔥Live performances
❤️🔥Interactive stations
❤️🔥Drinks, mingling, and other playful surprises
❤️🔥Books available for purchase and signing
Whether you have a fetish, love someone who does, or are simply curious about the wonderfully weird ways people get turned on, you’re invited to celebrate desire without shame.
Space is limited. Must be 18+. Tickets are non-refundable but are transferrable.
Your host: Niki Davis-Fainbloom
Niki Davis-Fainbloom is a sex educator, writer, and relationship coach. Her work sits somewhere between science, education, and play. She has led more than 500 workshops for audiences including Planned Parenthood, NYU, and the United Nations, bringing research and practical tools to life through humor, conversation, and delightfully ridiculous activities.
Niki holds a master’s degree in psychology from NYU and has studied sexuality at the Kinsey Institute. Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, and Insider. Her first book, Fetish: Smash Taboos and Celebrate What Turns You On, comes out October 27, 2026.
Follow her on Instagram:@missbloomsexeducator.