Mariah MacCarthy is an award-winning writer, performer, and birth mother. They've written for BuzzFeed, Yes!magazine, LOOK magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. Their plays have been performed all over the world, and the New York Times called their immersive party play Mrs. Mayfield's Fifth-Grade Class of '93 20-Year Reunion "a lot of fun." They live in Astoria with their cat, Sophie. Squad is their first novel.
