"$pread," an Utne Award-winning magazine by and for sex workers, was independently published from 2005 to 2011. This collection features enduring essays about sex work around the world, first-person stories that range from deeply traumatic to totally hilarious, analysis of media and culture, and fantastic illustrations and photos produced just for the magazine. The book also features the previously untold story of "$pread" and how it has built a wider audience in its posthumous years. What started as a community tool and trade magazine for the sex industry quickly emerged as the essential guide for people curious about sex work, for independent magazine enthusiasts, and for labor and civil rights activists.

Rachel Aimee co-founded "$pread," where she was editor in chief. She organizes for strippers' rights with the outreach project We Are Dancers.

Eliyanna Kaiser was an executive editor at "$pread." She now works with the Red Umbrella Project (RedUP).

Audacia Ray was an executive editor at "$pread." She is the founder and executive director of the Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), a peer-led organization in New York that amplifies the voices of people in the sex trades through media, storytelling, and advocacy programs.

"In this collection of creative nonfiction, people who've tangled with the sex industry write about the complications that arise in the mix of sex and money. From the accounts of love and loss, occupational hazards and tricks of the trade to personal stories of hope, resistance and survival, Prose & Lore is a fiery collection of narratives by people who have walked the walk, and are now telling their tales."
- Daily Loaf, CL Tampa Bay "Top 10 Most Provocative Books"
"The Red Umbrella Project... works to give a voice to those who are in the sex business -- prostitutes, strippers, dominatrix and fetish professionals, porn performers, and anyone who trades sexuality for money or survival..."
- Susan Donaldson James, ABCNews
..".the best reason to pick up Prose & Lore is for the writing, and the stories. Like them or hate them, they are voices we need to hear..."
- Cory Silverberg, About.com - Sexuality
..".it is incredibly refreshing to see that the cover... of Prose & Lore is an amalgam of faces... a small detail that reflects the work that this journal does to humanize those in the sex industries."
- Jessie Nicole, Anonymous Heels
Contributors include: Aphrodite Phoenix, April Hope, Audacia Ray, Aura Luz, Barbara Lee, Bella Vendetta, Bobby Law, Clementine Morrigan, Dion O. Scott, Dominick, Dragonfly, Dylan Ryan, Dynasty (W)Rex, Fluffy LaMirada, Jessica Barry, Karen Gardiner, Kitty Stryker, Kymberly Cutter, Leigh Alanna, Lily Fury, Lori Adorable, Mariko Passion, Meg Munoz, Miranda Stapleton, Peech E. Keen, Rachel Aimee, Tara Burns