Website www.annadavid.com Name Anna David | Role Author | |
Born June 6, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-06-06 ) Occupation Author, Journalist, Website Editor Books Falling for Me, Party Girl, Bought, Falling for Me: How I Hung Cur | ||
Anna Benjamin David (born June 6, 1970) is an American author, journalist and television personality specializing in addiction and recovery as well as relationships.
Contents
- Career
- True Tales of Lust and Love
- Afterpartychatcom
- Magazine writing
- Recover Girl
- Writing Issues
- Coaching
- Speaking
- References
She is a graduate of Trinity College. Also she was the host of swing on Playboy
Career
David is the author of the novels Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007), Bought (HarperCollins, 2009), and Falling For Me (HarperCollins, 2011) and the editor of the anthology Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010). Her book By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There, co-written with Tom Sizemore, was a New York Times bestseller.
David was the sex and relationship expert on G4’s Attack of the Show and has been featured on The Talk Hannity, Red Eye, Dr. Drew, Jane Velez Mitchell and The Insider 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.
True Tales of Lust and Love
In January 2012, David created True Tales of Lust and Love, a storytelling show that premiered at The Mint in Los Angeles and which features female writers and comedians telling or reading stories. In August 2013, the show moved to Mbar. The show has featured Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Jen Kirkman, Jillian Lauren and Cindy Chupack, and the all-male show in June 2013 featured Paul F. Tompkins. An anthology of essays that have been performed at the show will be released in January 2014 by Counterpoint/SoftSkull.
Afterpartychat.com
In June 2013, David launched AfterPartyChat, a website focused on addiction and recovery. AfterPartyChat has featured exclusive interviews with Dr. Drew Pinsky and original content by Nic Sheff among others.
Magazine writing
David has been a contributor to The Daily Beast, Details, Maxim, Premiere, Parenting, People, Us Weekly, and Razor.
David's work has appeared in The New York Times, The LA Times, Details, Cosmopolitan, Time, Vice, Buzzfeed, Psychology Today, Huffington Post, New York Post, The Huffington Post, Playboy, Redbook, Self, Stuff, TV Guide, Movieline, Women's Health, Esquire UK, Teen Vogue, Variety, 'Tatler, Emmy, and Salon.
Recover Girl
In 2017, David launched the consulting company Recover Girl, which works with rehabs and recovery companies to hone their brands through exclusive content. The Recover Girl umbrella includes a podcast and storytelling show.
Writing Issues
In 2017, David launched Writing Issues, an online educational program that helps create bestselling authors. Her program selects writers for individual and group coaching and arranges for one of the students at the end of every six-month coaching program to have meetings with a literary agent and publisher.
Coaching
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.
Speaking
Anna’s college talk, How to Fall in Love (with Yourself), is also an online course. It is based on her memoir, Falling for Me, as well as principles culled from recovery, Buddhist and Vedic philosophies.