Authors and memoirs
Stars who told their own story in print.
Asa Akira Broke the Biggest Myth About Porn
She told NPR she came from 'a very normal family' and that you should never do this job 'for just money.' After 14 years in the industry, here's why I think that makes her the most honest voice it has.
Jenna Jameson Weighed 76 Pounds Before She Ruled Porn
Before the empire there was a girl from Las Vegas who almost didn't make it. After 14 years in this industry, here's why I think her story is a survival story first and a porn story second.
Linda Lovelace: The Star of 'Deep Throat' Who Spent Her Life Telling a Different Story
A Catholic schoolgirl from the Bronx, the most profitable adult film ever made, 33 publishers who said no, and a woman who said she finally knew she had survived.
What Nobody Tells You About Sasha Grey
She saved $7,000 in tips, won the industry's biggest award at 19, got cast by Steven Soderbergh and walked away at 21. After 14 years in this business, here's what I think most people get wrong about her.
Stormy Daniels: From a Baton Rouge Childhood to the Key to West Hollywood
Days without electricity, a high-school newspaper editor who wanted to be a journalist, a director's chair at Wicked, and a public fight that cost her nearly everything. Sourced and SFW.
Stoya Is the Smartest Person in Porn and the World Still Won't Admit It
She got tired of journalists getting her industry wrong, so she started writing it herself. After 14 years in this business, here's why I think Stoya is the blueprint every performer should study.
Traci Lords: The Underage Scandal That Changed an Industry, and the Survivor Who Rebuilt Her Life
A runaway from Steubenville, Ohio, a stolen birth certificate, a 1986 scandal that forced an industry to check IDs, and a long second act from Cry-Baby to Blade. Sourced and SFW.