Don Martin
@bydonmartin.bsky.social
Author of fiction, non-fiction, & poetry.
Coming soon: Verity Vox & the Curse of Foxfire (YA fantasy); Where did everybody go? (Non-Fic)
Out now: The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft; while I wait to be a god again; The Playground
Host: Head On Fire pod
Coming soon: Verity Vox & the Curse of Foxfire (YA fantasy); Where did everybody go? (Non-Fic)
Out now: The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft; while I wait to be a god again; The Playground
Host: Head On Fire pod
Podcaster, author Don Martin discusses his new audiobook
YouTube video by WGN News
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November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My media takeover continues! I was invited onto the Decoder Ring podcast to talk about how some made up conspiracy theory nonsense led to the demise of the once great Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe.
Also…community, nostalgia, & loneliness.
Listen here:
slate.com/podcasts/dec...
Also…community, nostalgia, & loneliness.
Listen here:
slate.com/podcasts/dec...
The Curiosities of Cozy Season
From pumpkin spice lattes to autumn leaves to an elusive cookie, the mysteries lurking behind three signifiers of fall.
slate.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My media takeover continues! I was invited onto the Decoder Ring podcast to talk about how some made up conspiracy theory nonsense led to the demise of the once great Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe.
Also…community, nostalgia, & loneliness.
Listen here:
slate.com/podcasts/dec...
Also…community, nostalgia, & loneliness.
Listen here:
slate.com/podcasts/dec...
I wrote an article about loneliness as a tool for creativity.
Writer’s Digest published it.
www.writersdigest.com/the-nature-a...
Writer’s Digest published it.
www.writersdigest.com/the-nature-a...
The Nature and Value of Loneliness for Writers
Author Don Martin discusses both the nature and value of loneliness for writers and how it's similar to thirst and hunger for people.
www.writersdigest.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote an article about loneliness as a tool for creativity.
Writer’s Digest published it.
www.writersdigest.com/the-nature-a...
Writer’s Digest published it.
www.writersdigest.com/the-nature-a...
It’s my pub day!!! I’m returning to nonfiction with my new audiobook, Where Did Everybody Go?,!
Buying on @libro.fm now through 11/13 gets you an invite to my digital launch party, in conversation with @abbycox.bsky.social!
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Buying on @libro.fm now through 11/13 gets you an invite to my digital launch party, in conversation with @abbycox.bsky.social!
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Where Did Everybody Go? Audiobook on Libro.fm
In the bestselling tradition of Mary Roach and A.J. Jacobs comes a fresh and powerful deep dive on loneliness, illuminating the complexity of this misunderstood social phenomenon and why people need p...
https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781668134849-where-did-everybody-go
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It’s my pub day!!! I’m returning to nonfiction with my new audiobook, Where Did Everybody Go?,!
Buying on @libro.fm now through 11/13 gets you an invite to my digital launch party, in conversation with @abbycox.bsky.social!
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Buying on @libro.fm now through 11/13 gets you an invite to my digital launch party, in conversation with @abbycox.bsky.social!
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
I wrote an article for Katie Couric Media about loneliness, fascism, and front doors.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fighting Fascism at Your Front Door
Your interactions with your neighbors mean a lot more than you might realize.
www.yahoo.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I wrote an article for Katie Couric Media about loneliness, fascism, and front doors.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
🎃 CHICAGO READERS!! 🎃
Come join me and Miranda Sun TONIGHT at The Book Stall at 6:30!
I am giving away Tacita’s Heart! (The anatomical heart 🫀 wax melts I made in collaboration with The Librarian’s Candle Co. that smell like Foxfire).
thebookstall.com/event/2025-1...
Come join me and Miranda Sun TONIGHT at The Book Stall at 6:30!
I am giving away Tacita’s Heart! (The anatomical heart 🫀 wax melts I made in collaboration with The Librarian’s Candle Co. that smell like Foxfire).
thebookstall.com/event/2025-1...
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🎃 CHICAGO READERS!! 🎃
Come join me and Miranda Sun TONIGHT at The Book Stall at 6:30!
I am giving away Tacita’s Heart! (The anatomical heart 🫀 wax melts I made in collaboration with The Librarian’s Candle Co. that smell like Foxfire).
thebookstall.com/event/2025-1...
Come join me and Miranda Sun TONIGHT at The Book Stall at 6:30!
I am giving away Tacita’s Heart! (The anatomical heart 🫀 wax melts I made in collaboration with The Librarian’s Candle Co. that smell like Foxfire).
thebookstall.com/event/2025-1...
Want to read a Harry Potter alternative about queer witches?
Are you tempted by Prime Day deals, but don’t want to support an evil corporation?
@bookshop_org is having an Anti-Prime Day sale! IT ENDS TODAY!!!
Might I suggest Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire?
bookshop.org/p/books/veri...
Are you tempted by Prime Day deals, but don’t want to support an evil corporation?
@bookshop_org is having an Anti-Prime Day sale! IT ENDS TODAY!!!
Might I suggest Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire?
bookshop.org/p/books/veri...
October 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Want to read a Harry Potter alternative about queer witches?
Are you tempted by Prime Day deals, but don’t want to support an evil corporation?
@bookshop_org is having an Anti-Prime Day sale! IT ENDS TODAY!!!
Might I suggest Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire?
bookshop.org/p/books/veri...
Are you tempted by Prime Day deals, but don’t want to support an evil corporation?
@bookshop_org is having an Anti-Prime Day sale! IT ENDS TODAY!!!
Might I suggest Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire?
bookshop.org/p/books/veri...
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Agent friends: I zoomed through the audiobook of VERITY VOX AND THE CURSE OF FOXFIRE this weekend and it was great and had everything I want in a YA fantasy. Cool witchy magic! A fun voice! Cozy, but still important stakes! SAPPHIC!!!
If you have anything like this, send it my way? :) #MSWL
If you have anything like this, send it my way? :) #MSWL
September 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Agent friends: I zoomed through the audiobook of VERITY VOX AND THE CURSE OF FOXFIRE this weekend and it was great and had everything I want in a YA fantasy. Cool witchy magic! A fun voice! Cozy, but still important stakes! SAPPHIC!!!
If you have anything like this, send it my way? :) #MSWL
If you have anything like this, send it my way? :) #MSWL
Signed a fresh stack of books at Anderson’s Bookshop! I know a lot of these are for backorders, but they also have some left if you’re looking for a signed copy!
Any copy of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire purchased through them will be signed!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
Any copy of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire purchased through them will be signed!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
September 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Signed a fresh stack of books at Anderson’s Bookshop! I know a lot of these are for backorders, but they also have some left if you’re looking for a signed copy!
Any copy of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire purchased through them will be signed!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
Any copy of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire purchased through them will be signed!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
So I just found out Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire did get another starred review of a sort.
Common Sense Media gave us a 5 star review and named Verity Vox to their Common Sense Selection for teens:
www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews...
Common Sense Media gave us a 5 star review and named Verity Vox to their Common Sense Selection for teens:
www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews...
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire Book Review
Thrilling, tricky, heart-filled tale of witch in training. Read Common Sense Media's Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire review, age rating, and parents guide.
www.commonsensemedia.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
So I just found out Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire did get another starred review of a sort.
Common Sense Media gave us a 5 star review and named Verity Vox to their Common Sense Selection for teens:
www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews...
Common Sense Media gave us a 5 star review and named Verity Vox to their Common Sense Selection for teens:
www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews...
Reposted by Don Martin
This Friday, one night only! I'm talking with @bydonmartin.bsky.social about his new bestselling book, Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, and YA lit with @ryanlasala.bsky.social and @claribelortega.com. Join us, because I've been married for a week and I will be RUNNING back home the next day.
Purchase a Ticket for Event YA Panel: Don Martin & Guests | Strand Books
Join us at Strand Books for YA Panel: Don Martin & Guests event. Discover author talks, book signings, and unique literary experiences.
www.strandbooks.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This Friday, one night only! I'm talking with @bydonmartin.bsky.social about his new bestselling book, Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, and YA lit with @ryanlasala.bsky.social and @claribelortega.com. Join us, because I've been married for a week and I will be RUNNING back home the next day.
🚨EMERGENCY UPDATE ABOUT MY PANEL AT STRAND IN NYC🚨
IT IS NOT SOLD OUT!
The website mistakenly made it look like the event was sold out so nobody was buying tickets. THERE ARE LOTS OF TICKETS AND BOOKS LEFT SO IF YOU ARE IN NYC PLEASE COME SEE ME NEXT FRIDAY!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-panel-d...
IT IS NOT SOLD OUT!
The website mistakenly made it look like the event was sold out so nobody was buying tickets. THERE ARE LOTS OF TICKETS AND BOOKS LEFT SO IF YOU ARE IN NYC PLEASE COME SEE ME NEXT FRIDAY!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-panel-d...
YA Panel: Don Martin & Guests
Join us for an event with debut novelist Don Martin, discussing his new book Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire.
www.eventbrite.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🚨EMERGENCY UPDATE ABOUT MY PANEL AT STRAND IN NYC🚨
IT IS NOT SOLD OUT!
The website mistakenly made it look like the event was sold out so nobody was buying tickets. THERE ARE LOTS OF TICKETS AND BOOKS LEFT SO IF YOU ARE IN NYC PLEASE COME SEE ME NEXT FRIDAY!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-panel-d...
IT IS NOT SOLD OUT!
The website mistakenly made it look like the event was sold out so nobody was buying tickets. THERE ARE LOTS OF TICKETS AND BOOKS LEFT SO IF YOU ARE IN NYC PLEASE COME SEE ME NEXT FRIDAY!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-panel-d...
Forgotten History: the Vulcan, West Virginia bridge collapse and how it inspired Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6Qqp2kd/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6Qqp2kd/
Forgotten History: the Vulcan, West Virginia bridge collapse and how it inspired Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire.
TikTok video by Don Martin
www.tiktok.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Forgotten History: the Vulcan, West Virginia bridge collapse and how it inspired Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6Qqp2kd/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6Qqp2kd/
Reposted by Don Martin
Author @bydonmartin.bsky.social graces the @tyrantpodcast.bsky.social podcast as The Bradberry of Tullagherin pod.link/1611976417
Don's new Young Adult Fantasy novel Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is out now!
Find Verity Vox and the Curse on Don Martin's website bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
Don's new Young Adult Fantasy novel Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is out now!
Find Verity Vox and the Curse on Don Martin's website bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Author @bydonmartin.bsky.social graces the @tyrantpodcast.bsky.social podcast as The Bradberry of Tullagherin pod.link/1611976417
Don's new Young Adult Fantasy novel Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is out now!
Find Verity Vox and the Curse on Don Martin's website bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
Don's new Young Adult Fantasy novel Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is out now!
Find Verity Vox and the Curse on Don Martin's website bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
Reposted by Don Martin
@bydonmartin.bsky.social talks about why representation in books matters and why all magic kids deserve magic stories 📚💖✨
If you want to help WNDB send magic stories (like Don's!) to trans & nonbinary youth, consider supporting our new bookish care package initiative:
🏳️⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePackages
If you want to help WNDB send magic stories (like Don's!) to trans & nonbinary youth, consider supporting our new bookish care package initiative:
🏳️⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePackages
August 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
@bydonmartin.bsky.social talks about why representation in books matters and why all magic kids deserve magic stories 📚💖✨
If you want to help WNDB send magic stories (like Don's!) to trans & nonbinary youth, consider supporting our new bookish care package initiative:
🏳️⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePackages
If you want to help WNDB send magic stories (like Don's!) to trans & nonbinary youth, consider supporting our new bookish care package initiative:
🏳️⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePackages
Reposted by Don Martin
'There is a quietude that invades spaces where deeply personal secrets have been recently divulged. To tie it to a feeling, to say it is sad, or it is awkward, or it is worrying, is to try and tie up the wind with a handkerchief. It is insufficient.' - @bydonmartin.bsky.social #VerityVox
August 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
'There is a quietude that invades spaces where deeply personal secrets have been recently divulged. To tie it to a feeling, to say it is sad, or it is awkward, or it is worrying, is to try and tie up the wind with a handkerchief. It is insufficient.' - @bydonmartin.bsky.social #VerityVox
Reposted by Don Martin
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT AUDIO BOOK!!!!!
by @bydonmartin.bsky.social
reading by jennifer hale on audible
#amreading
#ya
youtube.com/shorts/kHaz_...
by @bydonmartin.bsky.social
reading by jennifer hale on audible
#amreading
#ya
youtube.com/shorts/kHaz_...
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is available everywhere books are sold NOW!
YouTube video by Head On Fire
youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT AUDIO BOOK!!!!!
by @bydonmartin.bsky.social
reading by jennifer hale on audible
#amreading
#ya
youtube.com/shorts/kHaz_...
by @bydonmartin.bsky.social
reading by jennifer hale on audible
#amreading
#ya
youtube.com/shorts/kHaz_...
Oh…you’re here.
I was definitely ready for you!
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is AVAILABLE NOW!
bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
I was definitely ready for you!
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is AVAILABLE NOW!
bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Oh…you’re here.
I was definitely ready for you!
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is AVAILABLE NOW!
bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
I was definitely ready for you!
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is AVAILABLE NOW!
bydonmartin.com/verity-vox-1
Announcing the tour schedule for Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire!
There might still be one last little event or two upcoming, but as far as major city bookstore tour appearances go this is it!
Hope to see you out there!
This is my very first book tour! AHHHHHHHH
There might still be one last little event or two upcoming, but as far as major city bookstore tour appearances go this is it!
Hope to see you out there!
This is my very first book tour! AHHHHHHHH
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Announcing the tour schedule for Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire!
There might still be one last little event or two upcoming, but as far as major city bookstore tour appearances go this is it!
Hope to see you out there!
This is my very first book tour! AHHHHHHHH
There might still be one last little event or two upcoming, but as far as major city bookstore tour appearances go this is it!
Hope to see you out there!
This is my very first book tour! AHHHHHHHH
Reposted by Don Martin
AHHH just got this email from the library! 🥳
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
AHHH just got this email from the library! 🥳
If a poet wrote a novel, it might sound like this.
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire comes out August 5th!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT62D3uG7/
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire comes out August 5th!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT62D3uG7/
If a poet wrote a novel, it might sound like this. Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is out August 5th!
TikTok video by bydonmartin
www.tiktok.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If a poet wrote a novel, it might sound like this.
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire comes out August 5th!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT62D3uG7/
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire comes out August 5th!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT62D3uG7/
Quick reminder that if you are looking for SIGNED COPIES of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, the best way to do that is to pre-order with Anderson's Bookshop!
You get a signed copy + lots of other goodies!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
You get a signed copy + lots of other goodies!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
WELCOME TO FOXFIREThe rules here are simple:Don’t look in the trees.Don’t whistle in the woods at night.Don’t answer if you hear yourname called.And remember . . . everything wants.Verity Vox is a wit...
andersonsbookshop.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Quick reminder that if you are looking for SIGNED COPIES of Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, the best way to do that is to pre-order with Anderson's Bookshop!
You get a signed copy + lots of other goodies!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
You get a signed copy + lots of other goodies!
andersonsbookshop.com/book/9798890...
Reposted by Don Martin
I do scarves and blankets to donate
once someone contributed yarn by giving me her late mom's knitting bag
I couldn't bring myself to tear up all of the stuff so I made a thing where the mom knit stuff were cocoons and her needles were the branches
re: podcast convo
cc: @bydonmartin.bsky.social
once someone contributed yarn by giving me her late mom's knitting bag
I couldn't bring myself to tear up all of the stuff so I made a thing where the mom knit stuff were cocoons and her needles were the branches
re: podcast convo
cc: @bydonmartin.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I do scarves and blankets to donate
once someone contributed yarn by giving me her late mom's knitting bag
I couldn't bring myself to tear up all of the stuff so I made a thing where the mom knit stuff were cocoons and her needles were the branches
re: podcast convo
cc: @bydonmartin.bsky.social
once someone contributed yarn by giving me her late mom's knitting bag
I couldn't bring myself to tear up all of the stuff so I made a thing where the mom knit stuff were cocoons and her needles were the branches
re: podcast convo
cc: @bydonmartin.bsky.social
Reposted by Don Martin
✨New Patreon Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social + @theadamsass.bsky.social revisit Buffy's "Restless" for the ep's 25th w @bydonmartin.bsky.social @michaelvarrati.bsky.social @iannitram.bsky.social +Sabrina
Sub to our Royalty tier+ up to watch the 3hr deep dive vid rec: www.patreon.com/posts/131976...
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social + @theadamsass.bsky.social revisit Buffy's "Restless" for the ep's 25th w @bydonmartin.bsky.social @michaelvarrati.bsky.social @iannitram.bsky.social +Sabrina
Sub to our Royalty tier+ up to watch the 3hr deep dive vid rec: www.patreon.com/posts/131976...
June 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
✨New Patreon Ep✨
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social + @theadamsass.bsky.social revisit Buffy's "Restless" for the ep's 25th w @bydonmartin.bsky.social @michaelvarrati.bsky.social @iannitram.bsky.social +Sabrina
Sub to our Royalty tier+ up to watch the 3hr deep dive vid rec: www.patreon.com/posts/131976...
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social + @theadamsass.bsky.social revisit Buffy's "Restless" for the ep's 25th w @bydonmartin.bsky.social @michaelvarrati.bsky.social @iannitram.bsky.social +Sabrina
Sub to our Royalty tier+ up to watch the 3hr deep dive vid rec: www.patreon.com/posts/131976...