About 20 years ago there was a movie based on the book about a notorious madam in NY who had a relative that arrived off the Mayflower.

Last year I read a book about a famous Olympic Athlete who became a provider due to her clinical depression. She was outed by The Smoking Gun.

Email me if you want the titles, as I do not want to violate Policy.

that "The Happy Hooker" was the ground breaker.

An awesome no-bullshit read.

The Price: My Rise and Fall as Natalia, New York's #1 Escort
By Natalie McLannon

Disclaimer: hard drug use is featured throughout Natalie's story. But it is by far the best written account of escorting I've read from almost a dozen books/ short stories on the topic. Here's a brief synopsis (probably the back book-cover, I dunno it popped up on my Kindle):

In this sexy, darkly funny, and suprisingly poignant memoir, famed New York call girl Natalie "Natalie" Mclennan tells her full story for the first time. A cautionary tale about a bright, confident young woman who sells her future for easy money and glamour, "The Price" takes readers inside the world of the twenty-five-year-old-girl "New York" magazine labeled "The $2,000-An-Hour Hooker."

I hope this helps.. Enjoy!

I really enjoyed Getting Screwed: Sex Workers and the Law -- a journalist / professor interviews a number of professionals and attends a convention where there are sessions on marketing, finance, etc.

Really gives a good current look at what is, to me, a hobby but is a profession for the ladies.

She also talks about why and how law enforcement approaches the business.  

Educational and an enjoyable read.

I'm writing a memoir of sorts and I was wondering how people in the hobby would receive this.

Charlotte Shane has written two memoirs, Prostitute Laundry and An Honest Woman. Both very good. And I haven’t read it but the show Secret Diary of a Call Girl was based on a book called The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl .