New York Times bestselling author Christina Lynch spoke with me about working with Harvard pal Conan O’Brien, gang writing for TV, her nom de plume, and her new novel, PONY CONFIDENTIAL, featuring a grumpy pony.

Christina Lynch is the author of Sally Brady's Italian Adventure, The Italian Party, and – under the pen name Magnus Flyte – co-author of New York Times bestseller City of Dark Magic and City of Lost Dreams.

Her latest mystery, Pony Confidential (Berkley/PRH), is “... an epic saga, narrated by a pony, about the bond between animals and their humans.” It was named an NPR “Book of the Day,” Amazon Top 100 Books of 2024, an Indie Next Pick for November, and many other “most anticipated” lists.

Christina Lynch was an editor on the Harvard Lampoon, the Milan correspondent for W magazine, and wrote for TV on the writing staffs of Unhappily Ever After and Stephen King’s The Dead Zone among others. She teaches at College of the Sequoias.

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In this file Christina Lynch and I discussed: 

End-of-semester panic and counseling her students

Why she burned out on fashion and disappeared in Tuscany

How a game with a fellow writer turned into a bestseller

What her most recent success has meant to her

The crazy story behind her latest novel

And a lot more!

Show Notes: 

clynchwriter.com

Pony Confidential By Christina Lynch (Amazon)

In the new novel 'Pony Confidential,' a crime-solving pony seeks revenge - NPR

Christina Lynch Amazon Author Page

Christina Lynch on Facebook

Anne Lamott on Instagram

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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