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Ivy Pochoda, author of SING HER DOWN
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
Ivy Pochoda, author of SING HER DOWN
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ivy Pochoda is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Wonder Valley, Visitation Street, and These Women, a The New York Times best thriller of 2020. These Women was a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, The Edgar Award, California Book Award, The Macavity Award, and the International Thriller Writers Award. Wonder Valley won the 2018 Strand Critics Award for Best Novel and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and France’s Le Grand Prix de Litterature Americaine. Visitation Street won the Prix Page America in France. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and The Los Angeles Review of Books. She teaches creative writing at the Studio 526 Skid Row.
Ivy’s latest novel, Sing Her Down, was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. (This show was recorded prior to the awards on Friday April 19. Fingers crossed that Sing Her Down is a winner.) Prior conversations with Ivy can be found by searching this website.
Ivy joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about Sing Her Down, which was written during the pandemic, multiple POV characters, setting, twists, keeping track, prologues, and so much more.
For more information on Writers on Writing and extra writing perks, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. Support the show by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We’ve stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. You’ll support independent bookstores and our show by purchasing through the store. Finally, on Spotify listen to an album’s worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners.
(Recorded on April 3, 2024) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)
Ivy’s latest novel, Sing Her Down, was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. (This show was recorded prior to the awards on Friday April 19. Fingers crossed that Sing Her Down is a winner.) Prior conversations with Ivy can be found by searching this website.
Ivy joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about Sing Her Down, which was written during the pandemic, multiple POV characters, setting, twists, keeping track, prologues, and so much more.
For more information on Writers on Writing and extra writing perks, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. Support the show by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We’ve stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. You’ll support independent bookstores and our show by purchasing through the store. Finally, on Spotify listen to an album’s worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners.
(Recorded on April 3, 2024) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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