⭐️THE DARK WE KNOW has its first trade review & it's a star from kirkus!!!

it often feels difficult (& vulnerable🤡) to sell a quieter book that's half about reconciling your own ghosts, so it means a lot to me that the introspection was highlighted twice in this review🥲

The Gaza Evacuation Fund Book Auction has begun! I’m donating a query package critique (query letter, first chapter, and synopsis) if that’s of interest, but there are over 300 amazing bookish items & services - come bid!📚🇵🇸
➡️ 32auctions.com/organizations/…

just signed the lease for a very dreamy apt 🖤

It’s Jewish American Heritage Month! 💃 perfect time to add THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER, my sapphic reimagining of the Jewish myth of golem, to Goodreads!

➡️ goodreads.com/book/show/2114…

ICYMI: We've got maddie martinez's #TheMaidenandHerMonster , coming Fall 2025 🧚 reactormag.com/book-announcem…

In a rare slip of time where I am done with school and not quite on deadline again so let's see how much of a new book I can draft until then 😈

Seeing my mom in 12 days

Are you coming to my book launch at The Ripped Bodice?

Just turned in my masters thesis!!!

Last week of grad school 🧎🏽‍♀️

As someone who, during undergrad, was ostracized and received literal threats from other Jews for being outwardly anti-zionist, it warms my heart to see the growing strength and prominence of Jewish solidarity with Palestine on college campuses. Our liberations are intertwined!

a sabbath and jummah both held together on the same day on the same ground🫶🏽columbia is giving us a piece of what a liberated palestine free from apartheid would look like🥹

As night falls and waking up at 5 AM, flying to New York and 8 hours of street reporting non-stop catches up with me, I am about to leave this party and let these young ppl who welcomed me into their space carry on. But first, some final thoughts…

✨🔔 COVER REVEAL 🔔✨

I am *thrilled* to share with you WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, a YA Dark Fantasy about a bell keeper, her sentient city, and the vengeful Saint her magical bell awakens. Out March 11, 2025.

Cover Artist: Eleonor Piteira
Designer: Meg Sayre
Summary + links: ⬇️