Kimberley Johnson
Author
Kimberley Johnson joins the program to discuss her book, 'The Virgin Diaries,' co-authored with Ann Werner. She shares the inspiration behind creating a book dedicated to people's first sexual experiences. Johnson explains her goal to provide a resource for virgins, detailing both the physical and emotional aspects of losing virginity.
Kimberley Johnson
“The Virgin Diaries”
About Kimberley Johnson
Kimberley Johnson is an author, actress, and activist born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Southern California. She co-authored The Virgin Diaries with Ann Werner, an anthology of 72 interviews about first sexual experiences. Johnson appeared on NBC's Days of Our Lives for over seven years as a police officer. She also wrote the young adult novel Peyton's Choice and Ain't No Sunshine: Men Reveal The Pain Of Heartbreak, and served as Director of Media and Public Relations Spokesperson for We Are Woman advocacy group.
In this interview
- Explains the book originated from a conversation with her mother about virginity.
- Describes wanting to provide virgins both physical and emotional perspectives on sex.
- Notes the book includes stories from men and women of different ages.
- Discusses starting research by interviewing friends before expanding her sources.
“I really wanted to provide a tool for virgins that would give them what it's like physically, but also what goes on emotionally.”— Kimberley Johnson, in this interview
