She has also been an Associate Faculty member at Antioch University, and a Visiting Professor at Cornell University, Occidental College, and Pitzer College. Nina is the executive vice president of a large child and family service agency in Los Angeles. Publishers Weekly described it as "remarkable.an accomplished story of family and the dangers of complacency in the face of questionable justice and Booklist called it "a shattering northern variation on To Kill a Mockingbird.
It is one of O: Oprah Magazine's "Books to Watch For," an IndieBound Indie Next Selection, and a Midwest Connections Pick. Nina's fourth novel, Wingshooters, was published in March, 2011.
is fast becoming one of the city’s finest chroniclers and myth-makers." Publishers Weekly called it "enormously satisfying " Library Journal described it as "Fast-moving, riveting, unpredictable and profound," and Los Angeles Magazine wrote that "Nina Revoyr. Nina’s third book, The Age of Dreaming, was a finalist for the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. never lacking in vivid detail and authentic atmosphere, the novel cements Revoyr's reputation as one of the freshest young chroniclers of life in L.A." Her second novel, Southland, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and "Best Book of 2003," a Book Sense 76 pick, an Edgar Award finalist, and the winner of the Ferro Grumley Award and the Lambda Literary Award. on the way home from work and keep plowing through until you've turned the last page at 3 a.m. Her first book, The Necessary Hunger, was described by Time magazine as "the kind of irresistible read you start on the subway at 6 p.m. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.Nina Revoyr was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a white American father, and grew up in Tokyo, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic MaterialsĮducational use only, no other rights given. The program showcased new and established writers from around the world. Live From Prairie Lights was a live public radio program broadcast from Prairie Lights, an independent bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa.
Nina Revoyr reads from her latest novel "The Age of Dreaming." Revoyr is the author of "The Necessary Hunger" and "Southland." She set her new novel in Los Angeles at a time when Sunset Boulevard was a dirt road, and her protagonist is a Japanese silent film star discovering his hidden psycho-history. Nina Revoyr reading, Live From Prairie Lights, May 6, 2008
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