
You can IG and TikTok and Youtube at Jake Maia Arlow. If you’re interested in having me for an event or school visit, please fill out the form in the contact section of my website. I studied evolutionary biology and creative writing (not as different as you might think) at Barnard college, where, in my spare time, I co-wrote a musical about a gay demon competing in a reality TV show. My debut middle grade novel, ALMOST FLYING, is out now from Penguin and was named a Stonewall Honor Book, and my debut young adult novel, HOW TO EXCAVATE A HEART, is an Indie Bestseller, Indie Next pick, has earned two starred reviews, and is out now from HarperTeen! My next middle grade novel, THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE TOILET, comes out August 1, 2023. It's me! Jake! I'm a writer and podcast producer whose work can be heard on Spotify’s Not Past It, NPR's Invisibilia and on FiveThirtyEight’s Politics podcast and coronavirus podcast. DEBUT YA NOVEL, HOW TO EXCAVATE A HEART, AVAILABLE HERE
