beautiful to see A SHARP ENDLESS NEED on this Elle list of best books of 2025 so far

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convinced this scene from the magic school bus is peak humor

Am*zon

hey, I’ve shared a sneak peek of my new novel A Sharp Endless Need (May 13) over on my Substack—head on over & read it. if you dig it, do me a favor & preorder ❤️

hello friends!!! giveaway alert!!! preorder A Sharp Endless Need & fill out the link below with your order details to win a Mack Morris 12 jersey from my book 😍 you can also post a hs sports pic of yourself on IG with the hashtag #asharpendlessneedsweeps to enter

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book tour alert! San Diego, LA, Boston, Brooklyn, Philly, & Madison friends, come through & hang out. I’ll be in convo with some brilliant kind writers for my novel A SHARP ENDLESS NEED, I would love to see you ❤️🏀

GIVEAWAY ALERT! enter a bracket in my women’s march madness—1st place gets a signed A SHARP ENDLESS NEED galley & Everyone Watches Women’s Sports tee, courtesy of @togethxr

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heyyyyy save the date for a sexy queer AWP offsite I'm hosting. Thurs March 27, 6-7:30 pm at Melody LA, 751 N. Virgil Ave, ft all sexy queer poems by Chen Chen, Donika Kelly, Sam Sax, T Bambrick, Gabrielle Bates, Natasha Oladokun & more...anddddd there's a gay dance party after

new author photo courtesy of the inimitable Ryan Pfluger, who helped me feel comfy & handsome

I read 123 books this year, these were some of my favs

ordered temporary tattoos of my kids’ faces

gym fit today

I saw the greatest minds of our generation destroyed by trying to make the perfect optimus prime pancake for a 4 year old

fyi, I’m open for novel manuscript consults as well as book coaching —email me (marisacrane12(at)gmail(dot)com) for deets, sliding scale & payment plans available. I relish collaborating with authors, it’s such a joy in my life. below is a testimonial from the lovely, brilliant Gen Greer.