Hooking up with Amber

At 22, she graduates from college columnist to author with some frank talk about sex

Amber Madison, who wrote the "Between the Sheets" column at Tufts, jumps between the covers with a new book, "Hooking Up: A Girl's All-Out Guide to Sex & Sexuality." (Suzanne Kreiter / Boston Globe Photo) Suzanne Kreiter / Boston Globe Photo

By Mark Shanahan

Globe Staff / September 12, 2006

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It isn't easy to make Amber Madison blush. Whether talking about masturbation, birth control, or ``the Big O," as she sometimes refers to an orgasm, the 22-year-old Tufts graduate manages to sound matter of fact. Ask her about the first time she had sex, and Madison answers without a trace of shame. (Full article: 1138 words)