Maria Popov: Kein Bock Club

In the organizer's words:

Sexual pleasure is seen as a measure of intimacy, relationship quality and personal fulfillment. But what happens when it doesn't happen? When we don't feel like having sex, even though "everything is actually right"? When "I'm tired" is just a euphemism for something we can barely name ourselves?

Even in her youth, Maria Popov was never really in the mood for sex with men and came across a word that described her feeling for the first time: Asexuality. But what exactly does that mean? In "Kein Bock Club", the presenter talks about her first period, failed attempts at flirting, exciting ear massages - and the relief when you realize: I'm not alone with all these feelings.

This book is for you if you're wondering:

Why is sexual reluctance often seen as a problem?
How do social expectations influence our sex lives?
Why do many people feel compelled to conform to certain norms?
Do we really all have to be feminist sex goddesses?

With acumen and humor, Maria Popov uncovers myths about libido, relationships and sexuality. She explains how lust works, why sexual diversity is more than just an identity issue and what happens when we stop seeing listlessness as a deficit.

"Kein Bock Club" is an invitation to rethink desire - more tenderly, more honestly, more courageously.

Maria Popov, born in Bulgaria in 1993, is a journalist and presenter. As part of the YouTube channel "Auf Klo" (funk), she has been educating people about sex, relationships and mental health for eight years. She moderates events such as the TinCon youth fair and re:publica and shoots documentaries and reports. Most recently, she presented the dpa news podcast "Stand der Dinge", made her acting debut in the multi-part ARD series "Made in Germany" in autumn 2024 and hosted the German Theater Award.

"Kein Bock Club", 224 pages, will be published by kiwi space on 09.10.2025