Sascha Rothchild (born November 15, 1976) is an American writer.

Life

Rothchild grew up in

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, Florida and is one of three siblings. Her father, John Rothchild, is a well-known non-fiction writer and her mother, Susan Rothchild, is the daughter of

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founder Charlie Berns. She attended

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and graduated with honors in 1998. She then moved to Los Angeles and began her writing career. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two boxer dogs.

Career

Rothchild was featured reading from her teen diary at the stage show, Mortified, on ''

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'', ''My Experimental Phase'' episode. Her segment "Miami Vices" is on the This American Life best of CD, Hope and Fear. Rothchild was also featured on This American Life on Showtime, episode titled ''Growth Spurt''. Rothchild writes comedy feature films, scripted television, such as ''

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,'' '' GLOW'' ''and THE BABY SITTERS CLUB.'' She was also a regular blogger about relationships for Psychology Today Magazine and Huffington Post. Her ''LA Weekly'' article "How To Get Divorced By 30" about her failed starter marriage, spawned a memoir published by Penguin. Rothchild was a Co Executive Producer and writer for seasons 1, 2 and 3 on the hit Netflix series ''GLOW''. She was nominated for an

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, Writer's Guild Award, Producer's Guild Award for her work on ''GLOW''. Her debut novel, ''Blood Sugar,'' was published by Putnam in 2022.

Works

* ''How To Get Divorced By 30'', Penguin, January 2010. * ''Blood Sugar'', G.P. Putnam's Sons, April 2022.

References

External links

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"INTERVIEW WITH SASCHA ROTHCHILD: ''HOW TO GET DIVORCED BY 30: MY MISGUIDED ATTEMPT AT A STARTER MARRIAGE''"
Jen Schwartz, ''Divorce Candy'' FEB 04, 2010
"Q&A: Sascha Rothchild, author of ''How to Get Divorced by 30''"
''Miami Herald'', Connie Ogle, January 27, 2010
Q&A with Sascha Rothchild at the Powerhouse Arena, NY.

Sascha Rothchild website

This American Life (Radio)

This American Life (book)

This American Life (TV)

Psychology Today Magazine

Penguin blog

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