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American Orphan

Kristen Martin

Blogging about the orphan tropes and social history I come across in my book research, and sharing my published work.

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Books Make Great Gifts

Today NPR released this year’s edition of the Books We Love recommendations package, with 351(!) picks from critics and NPR staffers. I have been contributing to Books We Love since 2020, and have always really enjoyed the opportunity to hy...

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Book Critic's First Review (of her own book)

I wrote my first published book review in 2005, when I was a sophomore in high school. The book was Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep, which I purchased at the Borders across the street from Bridgewater Commons Mall (RIP) and discovered because it w...

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Little Orphan Annie is 100 years old, and I'm sick of her!

On August 5—a day after my own birthday!—Little Orphan Annie turned 100. A creation of cartoonist Harold Gray, the spunky redheaded orphan first appeared in the New York Daily News on that date in 1924. Most of us now are far more familiar ...

4 months ago
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What I'm Writing/What I'm Reading

Starting off this missive with time-sensitive news: You can preorder my book The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood for 25% off! Both Barnes & Noble and Hachette are running sales—here are the deets:

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  • Kristen Martin

    I am a writer and cultural critic. My debut narrative nonfiction book, THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW: THE DARK HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORPHANHOOD, will be published by Bold Type Books on January 21, 2025.

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