Books & Publications
Anna Pulley is the author of multiple books, including her latest novel Courtship (2023) and the wildly popular The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!), which Cheryl Strayed called a “must-read,” Tegan and Sara described as “an adorable and hilarious way to start the day,” and actress Jennifer Tilly praised as “thoroughly charming.”
Her writing has been featured in New York magazine, the Washington Post, San Francisco magazine (contributing to “The Oakland Issue” which won a National Magazine Award), VICE, BuzzFeed, Salon, and numerous other publications. Her work has been excerpted in Esther Perel’s acclaimed book, The State of Affairs.
Syndicated Column
Anna writes a weekly syndicated dating and sex advice column for The Tribune Content Agency, reaching millions of readers through major publications that include The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, The Seattle Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. You can send her a relationship query at redeyedating at gmail dot com.
Substack
Anna’s newsletter (AnnaGrams) reaches nearly 8,000 subscribers, delivering her distinctive blend of humor, pathos, links about beavers, and advice directly to readers’ inboxes. Subscribe here to join the fun.
Media Appearances
Anna is a sought-after voice on relationships, sexuality, mixed-race issues, writing, and hearing loss, appearing on dozens of podcasts, including as a repeat guest on Dan Savage’s “Savage Love” podcast, Daniel Lavery’s “Dear Prudence” podcast, and the popular “99% Invisible” podcast, as well as San Francisco radio station KFOG and TV station KRON4.
Recognition, Accolades & Fun Facts
- Selected as a Woman to Watch by NPR-affiliate KQED
- Named a Top LGBTQ Writer on Medium
- Recognized by Cheryl Strayed (Dear Sugar) as one of her favorite advice columnists
- Was soooo close to being on Jada Pinkett-Smith’s show Red Table Talk, to talk about white-passing
- Won an erotic Sherlock Holmes fan-fiction contest (the “prize” was a flask)
- Can juggle adequately (reverse cascade, anyone?)
- Despite writing an entire haiku book, has lost every haiku battle she’s ever entered
- Tried an alarming number of Cosmo sex tips
- Sucker for comically large or comically small things, and will 100% drive 3 hours in the wrong direction to experience the world’s largest frying pan
- An image from my book was turned into an acid blotter
Contact
You can email Anna at anna at annapulley dot com, unless you’re the guy who keeps asking “are you lezbian girl,” because they are now married, obviously.