This year, the novel Fear of Flying — which broke all sorts of unwritten rules around marriage, sex, and women's bodily autonomy when first published — turned 50 years old. So for today's episode, we ...

Molly Jong-Fast's new book, "How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir," explores the author's complex relationship with her mother, feminist author Erica Jong. Jong-Fast sits down with "CBS ...

Best-selling author Erica Jong knows a thing or two about sexual politics. Her taboo-breaking 1973 novel, Fear of Flying, has sold 20 million copies in over 40 languages. Jong still has the magic ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads.

[Bella’s intro: Forty-five years ago, in her sexually shocking Fear of Flying, Erica Jong introduced the “zipless f*ck.” Readers could not get enough. The book has sold more than 20 million copies. Is ...