Maitland Ward to Release Memoir Through Simon & Schuster's Atria

NEW YORK—Reigning AVN Best Leading Actress Maitland Ward has signed a deal to have her memoir published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster imprint Atria Books. Titled My Escape From Hollywood: Why I Left to Become a Porn Star, the book is described in press materials as "a steamy, no-holds-barred memoir chronicling everything from [Ward's] days on the classic soap The Bold and the Beautiful, to her stint on popuar ABC/Disney sitcom Boy Meets World, to her meteoric rise to porn stardom, and why she decided to kiss mainstream Hollywood goodbye." “This is one of the proudest moments of my career,” Ward said. “I’m so thrilled that I get to share my life and story in such a unique and impactful way. I am beyond grateful to Simon & Schuster and Atria Books for having belief in my writing and my voice.” “Maitland’s witty, incisive voice drew all of us in from the first page,” senior editor Michelle Herrera Mulligan said. “Her rare perspective on the sexism she experienced first-hand in Hollywood, and the liberation she’s found in women-produced adult entertainment, will inspire, shock, and inform a generation eager to learn her story." Known for her roles as Rachel on Boy Meets World and Brittany in White Chicks, Ward has had a long career in front of the camera. Not wanting to be typecast as a sweet and innocent girl, she broke into the cosplay world and found a passion for role-play. She then went on to enter the adult industry in 2019 as the new face of Deeper.com. In her first year of porn, she won Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 AVN Awards, followed by two additional AVN Awards in 2021, including Best Leading Actress for the Deeper production Muse. World English rights for the memoir were acquired by Mulligan from Stephanie Kim at New Leaf Literary & Media.  Ward has built an impressive following of over two million on social media. Find her on AVN Stars, Twitter and Instagram @maitlandward. Photo by Keith Ryan