Maria Adelmann

About The Author

Maria Adelmann is the award-winning author of the story collection Girls of a Certain Age and the novel How to Be Eaten, an NPR book of the year and Belletrist book club pick. She has written for The New York Times, Tin House, n+1, Electric Literature, McSweeney’s, and many other publications, and her work has been distinguished by The Best American Short Stories. Adelmann has lived in Baltimore and Copenhagen and now resides in Philadelphia.

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Books by Maria Adelmann

The Adjunct

A Novel

By Maria Adelmann

A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2026 * Glamour's Best Books for Book Clubs 2026 * Bustle's Best New Books of March

From the acclaimed author of How to Be Eaten, a fresh take on the campus novel t...

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