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David Henry Sterry

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David Henry Sterry is the author of 16 books, a performer, muckraker, educator, activist, and book doctor. His first memoir, Chicken, was an international bestseller, and has been translated into 10 languages. His anthology Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rent Boys was featured on the front cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review. The follow-up to that book, Johns, Marks, Tricks and Chickenhawks features writings by people who have bought and sold sex. He authored The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published with his ex-agent and current wife. His novella Confessions of a Sex Maniac, was a finalist for the Henry Miller Award. He has written books about working at Chippendales Male Strip Club, the teenaged brain, how to throw a great pajama party if you’re a tween girl, a patriciding mama’s boy, and World Cup soccer. He has appeared on, acted with, written for, worked and/or presented at: Will Smith, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stanford University, National Public Radio, Penthouse, Huffington Post, the Strand in NYC, Books & Books in Miami, City Lights in SF, Powell’s in Portland; Brooklyn, LA & Texas Book Festivals, Michael Caine, 92nd St. Y, Smith College, the London Times, Reed College, Playboy and Zippy the Chimp. He loves any sport with balls, and his girls. www.davidhenrysterry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Dylan Ryan

  • David Henry Sterry
  • October 24, 2013
Porn star, writer, performance artist, social worker, and activist Dylan Ryan sheds light on her positive experiences as a sex worker and advocates for the empowerment of women in the porn industry.
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Johns, Marks, Tricks, and Chickenhawks: The Rumpus Interview with Veronica Monet

  • David Henry Sterry
  • July 8, 2013
Despite my college diploma and seven years in corporate jobs, I had a lot to learn about being a successful escort.
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Johns, Marks, Tricks, and Chickenhawks: The Rumpus Interview with Chester Brown

  • David Henry Sterry
  • June 19, 2013
Chester Brown is an award-winning Toronto cartoonist who wrote the graphic memoir Paying For It
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Johns, Marks, Tricks and Chickenhawks: The Rumpus Interview with Sam Benjamin

  • David Henry Sterry
  • May 23, 2013
Porn was always stronger than me, and it still is.
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Johns, Marks, Tricks and Chickenhawks: The Rumpus Interview with Annie M. Sprinkle

  • David Henry Sterry
  • May 16, 2013
Being a whore was great preparation for being an artist.
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