Anna David (journalist)

David was born to Jewish parents.[1] She is a graduate of Trinity College.[2]

David is the author of the novels Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007),[3] Bought (HarperCollins, 2009),[4] and Falling For Me (HarperCollins, 2011)[5] and the editor of the anthology Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010).[6] Her book By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There, co-written with Tom Sizemore, was a New York Times bestseller.[7]

David was the sex and relationship expert on G4’s Attack of the Show[8] and has been featured on The Talk Hannity, Red Eye,[9] Dr. Drew,[10] Jane Velez Mitchell[11] and The Insider[12] as well as on various other programs on Fox News, CTV, MTV News, VH1 and E!.

In 2010, Anna started speaking at colleges about addiction and recovery.[13]

In 2017, David launched Launch Pad Publishing, a company that includes workshops, retreats, a live monthly storytelling show, a podcast as well as a book publishing division.[14] The core of the business is based around the Launch Pad Publishing company, which released Darren Prince's best-selling memoir, Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports Agent Hit Bottom at the Top and Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Joe Gorga's memoir, The Gorga Guide to Success.

The Launch Pad podcast has featured interviews with Marc Maron, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Moby and John Taylor of Duran Duran, among many others.[15][16]

David has been a contributor to The Daily Beast,[17] Details,[18] Maxim, Premiere, Parenting, People, Us Weekly, Time Magazine[19], MindBodyGreen, MarieClaire, Buzzfeed, and Razor.

David's work has appeared in The New York Times,[20] The LA Times,[21] Details,[22] Cosmopolitan, Time, Vice, Buzzfeed, Psychology Today, Huffington Post, New York Post, The Huffington Post,[23] Playboy,[24] Redbook, Self, Stuff, TV Guide, Movieline, Women's Health, Esquire UK, Teen Vogue, Variety, 'Tatler, Emmy, and Salon.[25]

• Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007)[26]
• Bought (HarperCollins, 2009)[27]
• Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010)[28]
• Falling For Me (HarperCollins, 2011)[29]
• Animal Attraction (2012)[30]
• By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There (Simon & Schuster, 2013)[31]
• They Like Me They Really Like Me (2013) (audio version, 2015)[32]
• True Tales of Lust and Love (Counterpoint/Soft Skull, 2014)[33]

In 2015, David became a certified life coach through The Life Coaching Institute. She works primarily with writers looking to advance their careers but also helps people with their personal and career issues.

In 2010, David began delivering the keynote speech “Surviving and Thriving in an Addictive Society” at colleges across the country.[34] In 2017, she gave her 10-minute talk, “How to Wear Your Labels” alongside Tony Robbins at the Genius Network Annual event.[35] In 2018, she spoke at TEDxOhlone, TEDxLosGatos and TedXUniversityofSanDiego.[36]

• Anna David on IMDb
• Anna David Knows A Lot About Prostitutes on LAist
• Sex & The Single Girl 2012 - Forbes
• 5 Lessons Learned From Helen Gurley Brown on Cosmopolitan
• How one woman took a page from Helen Gurley Brown on The Globe and The Mail
• Author Page from HarperCollins