Selected Press for Helen of Nowhere
The Times, This truly feral story marks the return of the weird novel (PDF here)
Financial Times, Helen of Nowhere, the call of the weird
AnOther Magazine, Ten Books to Read in 2026
Shortlist, Most Anticipated Books of 2026
The Paris Review, Favorite Books of 2025
Granta Magazine, A Year in Reading
Lucy Dacus, Books Read in 2025
Vermont Public Radio, 2025 Gift Guide
Write or Die
Literary Review, Call to Nature
Literary Hub, 15 Novels You Need to Read This Fall
Poets and Writers, Writers Recommend
Write or Die Magazine, 30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read this September
The Millions, Most Anticipated, Great Summer Book Preview
Literary Hub, The 14 Best Book Covers of September
BookBrunch, Fitzcarraldo unveils Makenna Goodman’s ‘electrifying’ novel
Selected Interviews + Media
AnOther Magazine, Interview with Jemima Skala
Take Four Books with James Crawford, BBC
Girls on the Page, Interview
Poets and Writers, Writers Recommend
Vermont Public Radio, Vermont Edition
Chicago Review of Books, interview with Idra Novey
Publishers Weekly, Writing a Freer World, A Celebration of Tove Jansson at the 92stY
The Paris Review Daily, Leaving It All Behind, a conversation with Alexander Chee
NPR, To the Best of Our Knowledge
Guernica, a conversation with Nathan Scott McNamara
Commonplace Podcast with Rachel Zucker
The Millions, interview with J.A. Tyler
EcoTheo, Interview with Michael Metivier
Morning Edition, Vermont Public Radio
Read to Me Podcast: and an additional interview here.
Literary North Interview
Selected Press for The Shame
Boston Review: Hating Motherhood
Ploughshares: The Maternal Gothic and Maternal Ambition
New York Magazine (and Vulture)
Literary Hub’s 8 Books You Should Read This August
Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of August
Literary Hub (and an excerpt here)
Babaá 10 Favorite Books of 2020
Refinery 29, 45 New Books to Read Right Now
Seven Days, Runaway Mom
Boston.com: Book Club pick for October 2020 (and also here and here)
Buzzfeed, 38 Great Books to Read This Fall
Eyes on Indie: VIDEO, Baking the Buckle from The Shame