April Davila - Author

Author Interviews

Audio

NPRInterview with Cap Radio’s Beth Ruyak April Dávila On Her First Novel, Set On An Ostrich Farm In The Mojave Desert (aired 2/24/20)

In 2020, the San Diego Festival of Books went virtual. I was honored to be asked to join their “Strange and Wonderful New Fiction” panel hosted by Julia Dixon Evans.

Otherppl

Otherppl Podcast, Episode 629 – Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today’s leading writers. A wonderful peek at how authors work. (3/8/20)

Anne Muhlethaler is the host of the Out Of The Clouds podcast. In episode 16 she interviewed April Davila on mindful writing, right view and the importance of consistency.

Zibby Owens Author Interview with April Davila

This short Instagram interview with Zibby Owens (of the Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books Podcast) covers a wide range of topics, from LitWeekLA to 142 Ostriches and a peek at my upcoming second novel.

The Intersection of Mindfulness, Writing & Neuroscience w/ April Dávila – an interview with the host of Roscoe’s Wetsuit Neuro Podcast concerning applied neuroscience in creativity.

The Author Shenanigans Podcast: How to survive an Ostrich attack (and other riveting conversation) with author April Dávila. Do you know how to handle an ostrich? Tune in.

Written Interviews

April Dávila: How Meditation Makes You a Better Writer – Interview with Kristin Wong of Come Write With Us (9/14/21)

A Hook, Not A Gimmick – guest post for Women Writers (2/25/20)

An Energy in the Room: Interview with April Dávila – online interview with Kristy Lin Billuni (aka – the Sexy Grammarian) (2/21/20)

Questions of a Struthious Nature – written for the Kensington Between the Chapters Books Club (2/10/20)

Davila’s observant prose conjures the drama of sun-scorched days and the calm of cool painted evenings as it chronicles the struggles and rewards of a rugged life in the vast Mohave.

— Yvonne Puig, Author of “A Wife of Nobel Character”

Davila’s utterly unique novel nails the Zeitgeist… With unsentimental acuity, her narrator confronts the intangible covenant foisted upon her.

— Rita Williams – Author of “If The Creek Don’t Rise”

142 Ostriches is unlike anything I’ve read before. In Davila’s skillful hands, the desert comes alive and the ostriches are as compelling as the human characters. Tallulah herself is a memorable, strong-willed protagonist.

— Amy Meyerson, Author of “The Bookshop of Yesterdays”

A twisty, warmhearted story of family, community and fate, a thoroughgoing delight.

— Janet Fitch, Author of “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral”

I’ve never read a coming of age story quite like Dávila’s. It’s about a rugged existence, but with prose so gorgeously written that you can’t help but see the beauty in the world she’s built.

— Erin La Rosa, Author of “The Big Redhead Book”

A story told with depth and beauty about the many things we inherit from our families. Davila’s characters are familiar, yet unforgettable.

— Wayétu Moore, Author of “She Would Be King”

An engrossing and original tale of love, betrayal, and extremely large birds, April Dávila’s 142 Ostriches is a novel that blooms like springtime in the California desert. Fiercely independent, brave, and tender, Tallulah Jones is a heroine for our time.

— Seth Greenland, Author of “The Hazards of Good Fortune”, Author of “The Hazards of Good Fortune”

Anyone who has ever felt the insistent tug of Somewhere Else… will find something of themselves in these fine pages.

— Mark Sarvas, Author of “Memento Park”

Vividly imagined and deeply felt, “142 Ostriches” is an utterly absorbing tale of an intrepid young woman coming of age in the California desert. I loved Davila’s big-hearted debut about land, family, and the ties that bind. Highly recommended.

— Lindsey Lee Johnson, Author of “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth”

April Davila has made the rare thing: The perfect meeting of plot and character. A hurtling adventure of family intrigue helmed by a heroine for the ages, Davila’s novel will make your heart swell as big as an ostrich egg, and then hatch it.

— Katie Williams, Author of “Tell The Machine Goodnight”