Maitland Ward is proud to announce that her long-awaited celebrity memoir, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood, hits bookstore shelves on September 6, with the star signing copies for fans at Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena at The Archway (28 Adams Street) on Thursday, September 15 at 7:00 pm.

The public event will also spotlight a guest appearance by adult industry superstar and Deeper studio director Kayden Kross, who will be on hand as the moderator for a Q&A panel discussion and conversation about Ward’s career path as the first and only mainstream actress to cross over into adult industry success.

“It’s been a long road to get to where I am today, and I am so pleased to be able to tell my story through the pages of Rated X, and I look forward to sharing my personal anecdotes with friends and fans at Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena,” said Ward.

The award-winning adult film performer, actress, model, and cosplay personality, whose iconic entertainment career has spanned nearly 30 years since breaking into the business as a teen, openly recounts her highs, lows, accomplishments and indignities as the first-ever mainstream screen star to find smashing success in the taboo world of porn.

Sharing her stories in Rated X has not only proved to be empowering for Ward, it’s also been “one of the proudest moments of my career”, with early success on Amazon’s pre-sale lists and an acclaimed ‘Kirkus Star’ from literary tastemaker Kirkus Reviews.

The New York signing is part of Ward’s upcoming author signing events in September; she is also scheduled to make a promotional signing appearance Tuesday, September 6, at Los Angeles’ Barnes & Noble flagship store at The Grove.

Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood is available for pre-order on the Simon & Schuster product page at SimonandSchuster.com and Amazon.com.

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