Linda Holmes (writer)

Linda Holmes is an American author, cultural critic, and podcaster. She currently writes for NPR and hosts their podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour (PCHH) with Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon.[1] She also edits the PCHH blog, which was originally called Monkey See.[2] Holmes has moderated live events and conducted live interviews with entertainment professionals such as Shonda Rhimes, Ron Howard, Connie Britton, Trevor Noah, B. J. Novak and Judy Blume.[3] In 2019, Holmes published her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, which earned a starred Kirkus Reviews review[4] and was selected by The Today Show as a summer book club pick.[5]

Linda Holmes
OccupationWriter
NationalityUnited States
Alma materOberlin College
Lewis & Clark Law School
Website
thisislindaholmes.com

Life

Originally from Wilmington, Delaware,[6] Holmes attended Oberlin College from 1989 to 1993. While there, she took a class on constitutional law that inspired her to go to law school.[6] She enrolled at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1997 and practicing law in Minnesota until 2007.[7]

While working for the Minnesota legislature, she began writing about television and film in her free time for sites like Television Without Pity, Vulture.com and MSNBC.[3][6] In 2007, Holmes left her legal job and moved to New York City to dedicate her time to writing criticism.[8] One year later, she was hired to cover pop culture for NPR.[6]

Works
  • Why you're still single. Plume, 2006. ISBN 9780452287389, OCLC 62858052
  • The best of pop culture happy hour. Highbridge Co, 2015. ISBN 9781622318698, OCLC 907156365
  • Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Novel Ballantine Books, 2019. OCLC 1104481443; HODDER PAPERBACK, 2020. ISBN 9781473679276, OCLC 1090375416
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References
  1. "Linda Holmes". NPR. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. Petersen, Anne Helen (December 10, 2013). "Internet Work and Invisible Labor: An Interview With NPR's Linda Holmes". The Hairpin. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. "About". Linda Holmes. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. "EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes". March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. Breen, Kerry (July 26, 2019). "12 questions to think about as you read #ReadWithJenna's July book club pick". TODAY.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. "Linda Holmes '97: Pop Culture Happy Hour". law.lclark.edu. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. "Linda Holmes". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  8. Flotten, Diana (January 8, 2018). "Linda Holmes Leaves Law to Concentrate on Watching TV and It Works Out Great". APM Podcasts. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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