Omg my galleys have arrived! 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️💖💖💖💯💯💯💯

I still can’t believe DEBUTIFUL said my little novel is perfect for fans of All The Light We Cannot See… ✨🥹

Breathtaking is right!! Shze-Hui Tjoa

Thanks to Misha Rai and Kenyon Review for including my book on KR's Reading Recommendations! I am especially thrilled to be in company with the fabulously talented Ananda Lima! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I am sitting between two dogs, both tootin’ up a storm

Wow what an honor to make the critic’s top choice at Publishers Weekly! Along with the amazing mariko tamaki and Jillian Tamaki’s Roaming. Both stories are about being young in NYC but from different angles and I love the way Jillian draws the city publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

This article found its way to Michelle Brower and changed my life. Thanks for sharing Chris!

NJ Christmas disaster, the dog ate the provolone!

Happy New Year! Applications for our 2024 Emerging Voices Fellowship—a mentorship program for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world—are now open! To find out more information and apply, visit: pen.org/emerging-voice…

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I have this ALL THE TIME except usually somewhere in the dream I remember that I have an advanced degree and I can probably skip out on high school altogether

Who doesn't love an outfit change? The talented design team at Marysue Rucci Books managed to create not one but two perfect covers for my novel. This layered, classy beauty—with brilliant Dani Shapiro 🔥's lovely blurb—will adorn the paperback edition out this summer, preorderable now.

This book NEEDS to be in the world. Thank you Caro De Robertis for making it real!

I am in love this essay by Vanessa Chan about writing and the anxieties of research. esquire.com/entertainment/…

My 2nd novel has a cover! RIP TIDE is an ode to sisterhood, to messiness, to resilience, to love - and the Harper Books design team captured all those facets perfectly. Can’t wait to take readers to the Shore on 8/13! Sarah Stein Michelle Brower harpercollins.com/products/rip-t…

Goodreads giveaway is up…. goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

NPR Book of the Day!⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

Using my best babushka-hawking-at-a-bazaar voice: “Goodreads is running a giveaway of Your Presence is Mandatory for 4 more days!” goodreads.com/book/show/1339…

I know so much is rough in the world right now but my ARCs have arrived and my soul still shakes in amazement at a book starting to feel real, I love books so much, thank the gods for the many many books—

I have not been here for a while, but this is important. From Zaina Arafat.