Anna David FAQs | Author, Speaker

This page answers common questions about Anna David, New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including Party Girl, speaker and founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. Learn about her books, recovery story, media appearances and professional background.

Anna David is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, podcaster and media personality. She is the author of multiple traditionally published books and the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a boutique founder-led hybrid publishing company trusted by 7–8 figure entrepreneurs to build category-defining authority. This website focuses on her work as an author, speaker and creative entrepreneur outside of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing.

Anna David is best known for her novel Party Girl, her work in recovery advocacy, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling books she has published through Legacy Launch Pad Publishing and her appearances on national television including Good Morning America and The Today Show.

Yes. Anna David founded Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a boutique founder-led publishing company that helps entrepreneurs and thought leaders write and publish authority-building books.

No. This is Anna David’s personal website. For information about Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, visit the company’s official website.

Anna David is the author of multiple books including Party Girl and several other traditionally published titles. Her work spans memoir, fiction, recovery and business.

Party Girl is a semi-autobiographical novel about addiction, recovery and reinvention in Los Angeles. It is a humorous look at the inner life of a young woman in Hollywood navigating media, relationships and substance abuse before ultimately seeking recovery.

While written as fiction, Party Girl draws heavily from Anna David’s personal experiences in media, addiction and recovery.

Anna David writes memoir, autobiographical fiction, recovery-focused nonfiction and business. She has also contributed essays and journalism to publications including The New York Times, Time, LA Times, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Vice, Cosmo, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Salon.

Anna David’s books are available through major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores.

Yes. Anna David has been involved in New York Times bestselling projects as both an author and collaborator.

Anna David speaks on authorship as authority, entrepreneurship, media, personal branding and building a platform through books.

Yes. Anna David speaks at conferences, corporate events, entrepreneurial groups and recovery-focused events.

Anna David has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Talk and numerous national media programs. She has been written about in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Martha Stewart Whole Living, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, The New York Post, The Globe and Mail and The Hollywood Reporter.

Yes. Anna David has hosted and co-hosted podcasts focused on recovery, authorship and entrepreneurship. She currently hosts Behind the Book Cover and is the co-host of Recovery Rocks.

Yes. Anna David is over 20 years sober and recovery is a central part of her life and work. She has written and spoken extensively about addiction, sobriety and long-term recovery.

Anna David is widely credited with helping launch the “Quit Lit” movement following the publication of Party Girl. She has spoken about recovery at three TEDx events and on national television including Today and Fox News.

She was the Editor-in-Chief of the recovery website The Fix and created and hosted one of the earliest recovery podcasts, AfterPartyPod, which featured interviews with celebrities including Moby, Marc Maron and Jemima Kirke. She is currently the co-host of the Signal award-winning podcast Recovery Rocks with Lisa Smith.

Party Girl is frequently mentioned alongside recovery memoirs such as Holly Whitaker’s Quit Like a Woman, Laura McKowen’s We Are the Luckiest, Cat Marnell’s How to Murder Your Life and Lisa Smith’s Girl Walks Out of a Bar.

In addition to writing books, Anna David is an entrepreneur, publisher, speaker and podcast host. She founded Legacy Launch Pad Publishing and works with high-level entrepreneurs to build authority through books.

Anna David believes books are authority engines rather than just products. She teaches that a strategically positioned book can elevate a personal brand, increase visibility and open high-level opportunities.

Anna David has worked in traditional publishing and now operates in the hybrid publishing space through Legacy Launch Pad Publishing.

Anna David lives in California.

Yes. Before focusing primarily on books and publishing, Anna David wrote for outlets including The New York Times, Time, LA Times, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Vice, Cosmo, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Salon.

Yes. Anna David has delivered multiple TEDx talks on topics related to recovery, reinvention and sharing your story.

No. Anna David is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, but this website represents her personal brand, books and speaking work.

Anna David is not a ghostwriter. Legacy Launch Pad Publishing offers ghostwriting services for the books it publishes, and Anna David is primarily known as an author, founder and publishing strategist.

For media, speaking or personal inquiries, use the contact form on this website. For publishing inquiries, visit the Legacy Launch Pad Publishing website.

Anna David’s expertise includes authorship, addiction recovery, personal branding, media positioning and building authority through books.

Anna David is a New York Times bestselling author, has published multiple books through traditional publishers and has founded a successful publishing company that helps entrepreneurs create authority-building books.

Anna David’s background includes journalism, television appearances, book publishing, entrepreneurship and recovery advocacy.