Anna David (journalist)

Anna David
Born1970 (age 55–56)[1]
Alma materTrinity College
OccupationsPublisher, writer, speaker, television personality, podcaster
Websitewww.annadavid.com

Anna Benjamin David (born 1970) is an American publisher, author, speaker, podcast host, and television personality.[2]

Early life

David was born to Jewish parents.[3] She is a graduate of Trinity College.[4]

Career

Book and magazine author

David is the author of the novels Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007),[5] Bought (HarperCollins, 2009),[6] and the non-fiction books Falling For Me (HarperCollins, 2011),[7] Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010),[8] True Tales of Lust and Love, How to Get Successful by F*cking Up Your Life and Make Your Mess Your Memoir. Her book By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There, co-written with Tom Sizemore, was a New York Times bestseller.[9]

Her novel Party Girl portrays a celebrity journalist's alcoholism and subsequent sobriety. In 2018, the movie rights to Party Girl was acquired by producer Niels Juul.[10] In 2021, she got the rights to Party Girl back from HarperCollins and relaunched the book under her own publishing imprint.[11] In late 2024, David released a revised "PG Version" of Party Girl with much of its explicit content removed, prompting the Wall Street Journal to describe her as, "part of an era of tell-all writers now worried about their children reading their books."[12]

David's work has appeared in The New York Times,[13] The LA Times,[14] The Huffington Post,[15] Playboy,[16] Salon,[17] The Daily Beast,[18] Time,[19] Details,[20] Cosmo, Playboy, New York Post,[11] and many others.

In 2017, David launched Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a company that publishes books for entrepreneurs.[2][21]

Television personality

David was one of the main hosts on G4’s Attack of the Show[22] for four years and has been featured on Good Morning America, The Talk, Hannity, Red Eye,[23] Dr. Drew,[24] Jane Velez Mitchell[25] and The Insider[26] as well as on various other programs on Fox News, CTV, MTV News, VH1 and E!.

In 2010, David started speaking at colleges about addiction and recovery.[27] That year, she began delivering the keynote speech “Surviving and Thriving in an Addictive Society” at colleges across the country.[28]

David hosted "On Good Authority", a podcast on publishing.[29] David is also the book critic for KATU Portland's morning show[30] and writes about literature for Los Angeles Magazine.[31]

Personal life

In 2023, David and her partner James Agnew had a baby via surrogacy, a topic she writes about for Los Angeles Magazine.[32][33]

Bibliography

  • Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007)
  • Bought (HarperCollins, 2009)
  • Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010)
  • Falling For Me (HarperCollins, 2011)
  • Animal Attraction (2012)
  • By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There (Simon & Schuster, 2013)
  • They Like Me They Really Like Me (2013) (audio version, 2015)
  • True Tales of Lust and Love (Counterpoint/Soft Skull, 2014)
  • Make Your Mess Your Memoir (Launch Pad Publishing, 2020)
  • On Good Authority (Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, 2023)

References

  1. ↑ "David, Anna 1970–". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 David, Anna (2024-09-10). "After Decades of Being a Broke Writer, I Became a Capitalist". LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  3. ↑ "The Hebrew Tutor and Bar Mitzvah Party DJ by Anna David".
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Carole (2007-06-24). "Good Bets For A Storied Summer". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Party Girl published by HarperCollins". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Bought published by HarperCollins". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Falling for Me published by HarperCollins". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Reality Matters published by HarperCollins". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Best Sellers: E-Book Nonfiction: Sunday, May 05th 2013". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (2018-11-01). "'Silence' Exec Producer Acquires Anna David Novel 'Party Girl'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. 1 2 Mohr, Ian (2021-09-12). "Exclusive | Anna David is reviving her 2007 tome 'Party Girl' for the big screen and more". Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  12. ↑ Gamerman, Ellen. "She Wrote a Racy Book. Now She's Worried Her Son Will Find It". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  13. ↑ If We Met in a Former Life, Maybe He Was Straight Then - The New York Times
  14. ↑ LA Times story
  15. ↑ Huffing Post - Anna David
  16. ↑ Naked New York - Anna David Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ Salon.com - Anna David
  18. ↑ "Anna David". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  19. ↑ "Anna David". Time. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  20. ↑ Details contributors - Anna David
  21. ↑ Kan, Toni (2023-07-04). "Anna David shares insights on the changing landscape of book publishing". The Lagos Review. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  22. ↑ Attack of the Show talent page
  23. ↑ Red Eye video
  24. ↑ Author Anna David from "The Fix" interviewed on Dr. Drew Pinsky regarding alcoholism and relapse., retrieved 2022-01-10
  25. ↑ "Anna David on Jean Velez Mitchell". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  26. ↑ "Lady Gaga Reveals Past Drug Use". omg.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  27. ↑ "Anna David Biography at Kirkland Productions". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  28. ↑ "Anna David - HarperCollins Speakers Bureau". HarperCollins Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  29. ↑ "Best Publishing Podcasts for 2022". 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  30. ↑ "What to Read Now". 20 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Articles by Anna David". LAmag. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  32. ↑ "What to Expect When You're Expecting (But Not Pregnant Yourself)". 16 November 2023.
  33. ↑ David, Anna (2024-10-01). ""New parents in L.A. can be treated like pariahs," says bestselling author and first-time mom Anna David". LAmag. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
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