Kristen Martin
@kwistent.bsky.social
Author of THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW, out now from Bold Type / critic with words in NYRB, NYT Mag, WaPo, The New Republic, and elsewhere / member Freelance Solidarity Project and National Book Critics Circle / Philly / kristenmartin.net
My book THE SUN WON’T OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD turns ONE today!! Maybe you want to grab a copy? bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
My book THE SUN WON’T OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD turns ONE today!! Maybe you want to grab a copy? bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Timeline cleanse: Penny Loafer gets a bath
January 19, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Timeline cleanse: Penny Loafer gets a bath
Philly folks! Join me on February 4th (my half-birthday!) for a talk about my book at the Pen & Pencil! We will highlight some of the Philly connections in the book and talk about recent developments in foster care and family policing. Free and open to all; RSVP: www.penandpencil.org/content.aspx...
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Philly folks! Join me on February 4th (my half-birthday!) for a talk about my book at the Pen & Pencil! We will highlight some of the Philly connections in the book and talk about recent developments in foster care and family policing. Free and open to all; RSVP: www.penandpencil.org/content.aspx...
(It’s much stupider now) (also pic of my mom and our dog Lucky Doodles)
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
(It’s much stupider now) (also pic of my mom and our dog Lucky Doodles)
FYI Penny Loafer recommends my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD. She rests easy with what she learned from it.
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
FYI Penny Loafer recommends my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD. She rests easy with what she learned from it.
Enormous and very good
December 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Enormous and very good
I feel that the people need a picture of Penny Loafer in her little booties
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I feel that the people need a picture of Penny Loafer in her little booties
The bots think I’m Andrew Ross Sorkin
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The bots think I’m Andrew Ross Sorkin
!!!! So gratified to have this story enjoy a wide reach, especially since foster care is a really under-covered topic. Read it here: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
!!!! So gratified to have this story enjoy a wide reach, especially since foster care is a really under-covered topic. Read it here: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Convincing you to read THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD by *also* sharing the first two paragraphs. Because I'm a giver.
Share yours!
Share yours!
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Convincing you to read THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD by *also* sharing the first two paragraphs. Because I'm a giver.
Share yours!
Share yours!
Penny Loafer loves voting for PA Supreme Court judicial retention and for Philly DA Larry Krasner!
November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Penny Loafer loves voting for PA Supreme Court judicial retention and for Philly DA Larry Krasner!
It’s Penny Loafer’s ninth birthday!
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s Penny Loafer’s ninth birthday!
Philly folks! Join me and Jiordan Castle for a convo about my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW this Thursday at the Penn Bookstore!
September 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Philly folks! Join me and Jiordan Castle for a convo about my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW this Thursday at the Penn Bookstore!
I may never recover from the fact that Rider Strong AKA Shawn Hunter has READ MY BOOK and TALKED ABOUT IT and SAID MY NAME on this Boy Meets World podcast 😭😭😭
September 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I may never recover from the fact that Rider Strong AKA Shawn Hunter has READ MY BOOK and TALKED ABOUT IT and SAID MY NAME on this Boy Meets World podcast 😭😭😭
Just one! Penny Loafer:
August 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Just one! Penny Loafer:
It’s my 36th birthday—and my first as a published author! So yes, I am using this as yet another opportunity to say BUY MY BOOK and TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT plz! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It’s my 36th birthday—and my first as a published author! So yes, I am using this as yet another opportunity to say BUY MY BOOK and TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT plz! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
These mourning dove babies were as shocked to see me as I was to see them
July 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
These mourning dove babies were as shocked to see me as I was to see them
New ink for my beloved Suzy Creamcheese
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New ink for my beloved Suzy Creamcheese
The Cherokee purple I have been EAGERLY tending got a sunburn today 😓
June 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Cherokee purple I have been EAGERLY tending got a sunburn today 😓
Fucking outrageous way to communicate with constituents. I have to watch a video of this fool kissing Trump’s ass?!
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Fucking outrageous way to communicate with constituents. I have to watch a video of this fool kissing Trump’s ass?!
This morning I got a Google alert that my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW was featured on a 7-min podcast episode, with a review. I listened to it and realized it was produced by AI, which I guess means they either fed the book or reviews of it through an LLM. These are the AI avatars:
April 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This morning I got a Google alert that my book THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW was featured on a 7-min podcast episode, with a review. I listened to it and realized it was produced by AI, which I guess means they either fed the book or reviews of it through an LLM. These are the AI avatars:
Dougie the cat forgives you
April 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Dougie the cat forgives you
Folks heading to #AWP2025 this week! I’m moderating a nonfiction panel about blending personal narrative with research and reporting, and our lineup is truly stellar: @lillydancyger.bsky.social, @sashabonet.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, and Heather Radke! Come through on Saturday.
March 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks heading to #AWP2025 this week! I’m moderating a nonfiction panel about blending personal narrative with research and reporting, and our lineup is truly stellar: @lillydancyger.bsky.social, @sashabonet.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, and Heather Radke! Come through on Saturday.
I’ll be signing copies of my book at the newly opened Barnes & Noble in Bryn Mawr tomorrow (3/8) from 12 to 3 PM! Come through!
March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I’ll be signing copies of my book at the newly opened Barnes & Noble in Bryn Mawr tomorrow (3/8) from 12 to 3 PM! Come through!
I may not live in Missouri, but I am the author of a book on the history of child welfare and family separation, so I wrote to the House committee on children and families urging them to reject the bill. Here’s what I said if it’s useful, and their emails:
February 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I may not live in Missouri, but I am the author of a book on the history of child welfare and family separation, so I wrote to the House committee on children and families urging them to reject the bill. Here’s what I said if it’s useful, and their emails: