Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes is an American author, cultural critic, and podcaster. She currently writes for NPR and hosts their podcast and edits the blog both entitled Pop Culture Happy Hour. She has also written five books, the first being the self help book Why You're Still Single, followed by three romance novels.

Career While working for the Minnesota legislature, Holmes began writing about television and film in her free time for sites like Television Without Pity, Vulture.com and MSNBC. One year later, she was hired to cover pop culture for NPR. Holmes also edits the Pop Culture Happy Hour blog on NPR, which was originally called Monkey See.

In 2019, Holmes published her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, which earned a starred Kirkus Reviews review and was selected by The Today Show as a summer Read with Jenna book club pick. The novel tells the story of recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake and her unexpected friendship with Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher.

Personal life Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, She enrolled at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1997 and practicing law in Minnesota until 2007. Holmes is a advocate for body positivity and has written extensively about her dealings with depression and body image, specifically her experience with childhood obesity and continued issues with exercising and weight loss.