 Currently, Akhavan is working on a memoir, "Late Bloomer", a collection of personal essays, to be published in 2020.In the same interview, Akhavan talks about her struggles as a female filmmaker in "Late Bloomer", and she refers to herself as an “unattractive," “lonely,” and “very awkward teenager.”

Desiree Akhavan is an activist in advocating the LGBTQ culture in film industry.When she pitched "The Bisexual" to Hollywood in 2015, she was rejected by all the networks in LA.