Life

Rothchild grew up in Miami Beach, Florida and is one of three siblings. Her father, John Rothchild

John Rothchild

John Rothchild is a freelance writer specializing in financial matters. He has authored or co-authored over a dozen books on finance and investing, and is a former editor of Washington Monthly as well as a former columnist for Time and Fortune....

, is a well-known non-fiction writer and her mother, Susan Rothchild, is the daughter of 21 Club

21 Club

The 21 Club, often simply 21, is a restaurant and former prohibition-era speakeasy, located at 21 West 52nd Street in New York City.-Environment:...

 founder Charlie Berns. 

She attended Boston College

Boston College

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

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

Career

Rothchild was featured reading from her teen diary at the stage show, Mortified, on This American Life

This American Life

This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...

, 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 and produces reality television. She also writes scripted television, feature films and articles for various publications. She currently blogs about relationships for Psychology Today Magazine. Her LA Weekly article "How To Get Divorced By 30" about her failed starter marriage, spawned a memoir. Her work appeared in CNN living.

External links

• "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
• Author's twitter
• This American Life (Radio)
• This American Life (book)
• This American Life (TV)
• Psychology Today Magazine
• The Penguin Group
• Penguin blog
• "Sascha Rothchild Enters the Ninja", Mortified, January 2, 2008