
Reality Life with Kate Casey Ep. - 1517 - SATURDAY SERIES: ANNA DAVID
Jan 24, 2026
Anna David, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into strategic books. She talks about her rise from Party Girl notoriety to building a boutique publishing model. Conversations cover addiction and recovery, moving through media and TV, practical self-publishing tactics, and why authors must plan marketing and outcomes.
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Toxic Upbringing In Marin County
- Anna David describes growing up in Marin County with a successful but neurodivergent and scandal-tainted father.
- She links that family dysfunction to long-term emotional impacts and early therapy beginning at 16.
Creative Writing To Avoid Tests
- Anna majored in creative writing because it let her avoid tests and express herself.
- She moved to New York after college and started as an intern at Entertainment Weekly.
Dating Matt Damon In College
- Anna dated Matt Damon in college and remembers being introduced as his girlfriend on a movie set.
- The relationship was a memorable early-life story that later felt surreal to her.








