Famously a born-again Christian, the book has added fuel to the fires of the morality debate around pornography; Lovelace herself was a spokesperson for the anti-pornography movement up until her death in 2002. If you want to know exactly how a girl from Brisbane became a global porn sensation then Absolute Mayhem is precisely the memoir for you. To be honest, there aren’t that many alternatives but, fortunately, Monica Mayhem’s foray into the world of celebrity autobiography is actually a pretty good read…if you set aside any hopes of intelligent insight or perceptive narrative. In the book, she reveals her story which includes ingredients that will be familiar to many; difficult family life, early promiscuity, an inability to find emotional intimacy and substance abuse.

Don’t expect any revealing insights and certainly don’t expect any graphic depictions of sex; instead, this is merely self-portraiture with elements of poetry. One for Grey fans only and not those seeking juicy, behind-the-scenes gossip. Inside Seka Absolute Mayhem is a refreshing and revealing account of a, previously, very private person who decided in 2009 to bare all and tell the world how proud she was to be a porn star. I Am Jennie by Penny FlameCream may not be the most well-known adult performer on our list nor is her memoir the best-written. However, The Naked Truth offers anyone looking for celebrity gossip a few juicy titbits. Expect some bean-spilling about her relationships with the likes of Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, Cee Lo Green and Momma Dee. Accompanied by thoughts and musings, the result is a very intimate window but is far from ‘revealing’ in the sense of an autobiography. There is very little glamour in the account of his own life yet there is a fondness here in his retelling of his story which is charming yet dated; Holmes hails from a very different era and it shows.

Ordeal is a horrific account of one woman’s attempt to protect herself and her family from violence and abuse that is, unfortunately, tied up with one of the most iconic adult movies ever released. It is an eye-opener to read and casts a very different light on Deep Throat than the proponents of this ‘feminist’ piece of hardcore porn at the time would have you believe. Of course, it also goes without saying, with celebrity escorts what you see, is what you get. The ladies are not putting on an act, they are the exact same people you fell in love with throughout the careers that made them famous. Though not quite an autobiography, Porn Star—Everything You Want To Know And Are Embarrassed To Ask, is, nevertheless, a very entertaining and informative read. In it, St. Croix answers some frequently asked questions of the porn business and dispels many myths along the way.

His honesty was far from rewarded and, on the book’s release in 1991, earned him quite a few detractors from within the industry. Porn King by John C. Holmes Subtitled ‘Exposing the Industry’, The Naked Truth by Sasha Cream promises ‘revealing secrets’ and crazy ‘escapades’ as she reveals all about her time spent as both a call girl and porn star.