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The famous author Honoré de Balzac used to say after sex "there goes another novel!"
Tolcher's idea? To write an entire book without ejaculating.
In a little over a month, he attempts to sublimate his basest desires into art, and in doing so, delves into an ancient alchemical ritual-nigredo, albedo, citrinitas, rubedo-that reflects his own quest for meaning.
Sublimate explores our libidos, and how they might not just be the reason behind why we have sex, but a force that controls governments and societies, gives rise to authoritarianism, and dictates the world.
Tolcher returns to form with another chronicle that is as much sex and drugs as it is philosophy and psychology.
Author: James Tolcher
Paperback Published 21 March 2025 124 pages
"Raw, poetic, philosophical and darkly confessional...Tolcher’s work matters not only because of what it reveals, but because of how boldly he brings it into the world—without permission, without compromise." - Star Observer