Amber McBride estimates she reads about 100 books a year. Her work has been published in literary magazines including Ploughshares and Provincetown Arts. Her debut YA novel in verse, Me (Moth) was published in August 2021 by Feiwel and Friends. She is a professor of English literature and creative writing at the University of Virginia, and lives in Charlottesville. You can find her on twitter: @msambsnicole and Instagram: @ambsmcbride and tattooeddoves.com.