Candy Girl

At twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. On a whim, she signed up for amateur night at a seedy Minneapolis strip club. She didn't win a prize that night - but she discovered that stripping delivered a rush she had never experienced before. In Candy Girl, she tells the captivating fish-out-of-water story of her year-long walk on the wild side. With insight and wit, she takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the industry, from quiet gentlemen's clubs to multi-level sex palaces. Funny and fascinating, Candy Girl is a seductive treat. 'A writer of unique sass.' -Entertainment Weekly'Cody's prose snaps like a garter belt ... good frothy fun.' -Los Angeles TimesDiablo Cody is a screenwriter, producer, director and the author of Candy Girl. She won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the film Juno. She created, wrote and produced the Showtime television show The United States of Tara. She also wrote and produced the films Jennifer's Body and Young Adult. Her directorial debut Paradise was released in 2013.

At twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. On a whim, she signed up for amateur night at a seedy Minneapolis strip club. She didn’t win a prize that night – but she discovered that stripping delivered a rush she had never experienced before.

InCandy Girl, she tells the captivating fish-out-of-water story of her year-long walk on the wild side. With insight and wit, she takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the industry, from quiet gentlemen’s clubs to multi-level sex palaces. Funny and fascinatingCandy Girl is a seductive treat.

‘Cody's prose snaps like a garter belt … good frothy fun.’ —Los Angeles Times

‘A writer of unique sass.’ —Entertainment Weekly