Linda Holmes (writer)
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Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Oberlin College Lewis & Clark Law School |
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Linda Holmes is an American author, cultural critic, and podcaster. She currently writes for NPR and hosts their podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour; Holmes also edits the Pop Culture Happy Hour blog on NPR.
Career
While working for the Minnesota legislature, Holmes began writing about television and film in her free time for sites like
She currently writes for NPR and hosts their podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour with Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and Aisha Harris.[4] Holmes also edits the Pop Culture Happy Hour blog on NPR, which was originally called Monkey See.[5]
In 2019, Holmes published her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, which earned a starred
Personal life
Originally from Wilmington, Delaware,[2] 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.[2] She enrolled at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1997 and practicing law in Minnesota until 2007.[9]
Works
- Why You're Still Single. Plume, 2006. OCLC 62858052
- The Best of Pop Culture Happy Hour. Highbridge Co, 2015. OCLC 907156365
- Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2019. OCLC 1090375416.
- Flying Solo: A Novel. Ballantine Books, 2022. ISBN 9780525619277(hardcover).
References
- ^ "About". Linda Holmes. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Linda Holmes '97: Pop Culture Happy Hour". law.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Flotten, Diana (January 8, 2018). "Linda Holmes Leaves Law to Concentrate on Watching TV and It Works Out Great". APM Podcasts. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Linda Holmes". NPR. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Petersen, Anne Helen (December 10, 2013). "Internet Work and Invisible Labor: An Interview With NPR's Linda Holmes". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes". March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Breen, Kerry (July 26, 2019). "12 questions to think about as you read #ReadWithJenna's July book club pick". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes: 9780525619260 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Linda Holmes". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 13, 2018.