Poly Resources

Here are some of my favourite resources on the topic of non-monogamy. Enjoy!
Books 

The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt – Generally considered the primary textbook any poly beginner should read. And re-read. It has a somewhat a talk-down-to-you feel and is centred on a particular form of non-monogamy, but is nonetheless a wonderfully eye-opening read for those new to the concept.

Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits by Dr. Deborah M. Anapol – While written from a marriage-oriented and slightly older-generation mindset, this book is a classic and has wonderful insights about jealousy, what it means and how to manage it.

Redefining Our Relationships: Guidelines for Responsible Open Relationships by Wendy-O Matik – The writing’s uneven and the structure is a bit wonky, but Wendy’s passionate take on radical love is inspiring, and she has some helpful insights that may speak particularly strongly to younger people.

Pagan Polyamory by Raven Kaldera – A wonderfully articulate trans/intersex queer poly pagan BDSMer, Raven provides a practical, spiritually-informed guide to navigating the challenges of poly relationships.

Plural Loves: Designs for Bi and Poly Living edited by Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio – A little heavy on the theory, this is great if you’re an intellectual sort and want to find more academic understandings of polyamory as a cultural phenomenon.

Hot Monogamy: Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking by Patricia Love and Jo Robinson – If you decide that this poly thing isn’t for you, this is a good place to start doing conscious monogamy well. Note that the book does presume that monogamy is inherently “better.”

The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers by Terry Gould – Swinger propaganda extraordinaire, and as such not so politically appealing for the likes of me, but nonetheless very educational about swinger culture.

Websites

Institute for 21st Century Relationships: http://www.lovethatworks.org/

General info: http://www.polyamory.org/

Poly book list and other resources: http://www.polychromatic.com/

Polyamory – What, Why, How? (This one’s particularly well written with lots of very insightful observations): http://www.xeromag.com/fvpoly.html

10 Rules for Happy Non-Monogamy (okay, so I’m biased on this one):
http://sexgeek.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/10-realistic-rules-for-good-non-monogamous-relationships/

Practical tips: practicalpolyamory.blogspot.com

Incisive intellectual / academic essays by Pepper Mint, SF poly activist:
http://freaksexual.wordpress.com/

Poly Canada yahoogroup, which among other things posts a monthly Poly FAQ list of active Canadian poly groups: polyamorycanada-subscribe@yahoogroups.com