Seema Anand’s new book Speak Easy rethinks intimacy and relationships

Updated On: 17 November, 2025 11:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Anindita Paul

A new book explores intimacy and relationships beyond the lens of convention. It refreshingly tackles ideas of exploration, consent and, above all, of agency

The book addresses the complex expectations of modern relationships. representation pics/istock

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Seema Anand’s decision to dedicate her new book, Speak Easy (Bloomsbury Publishing India) that explores relationships through the lens of intimacy to her children is a telling one. Over a phone call from London, where she now resides, the 62-year-old mythologist and the internet’s favourite intimacy curator tells us that her biggest reason for stepping into the space was so that her children “don’t have to grow up in a world where these vital conversations must be held behind closed doors, are shrouded with judgment and the resultant misconceptions, and create illusions of guilt.” That’s why, her work goes beyond the typically discussed topics pertaining to sex and delves into the quieter subplots that exist just outside the realm of public discourse but are never really investigated.

It is imperative that parents openly and sensitively introduce their children to topics of sex and intimacy at an appropriate age