about Maya
Maya Rodale is the best-selling and award-winning author of funny, feminist fiction including historical romance, YA and historical fiction. Reviewers and readers have noted her “signature wit and banter” (Entertainment Weekly) and declared her novels to be “endlessly entertaining” (Booklist), “funny, heartfelt and lovingly crafted” (Library Journal), “certain to delight” (Publisher’s Weekly), “energetic and bold” (Kirkus), and “absolutely a ton of fun to read” (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books).
A champion of the romance genre and its readers, she is also the author of Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained. Maya has reviewed romance for NPR Books and has appeared in Bustle, Glamour, Shondaland, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post and PBS. She began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence and has never been allowed to forget it.
Press Clippings
All of the times I reviewed romance novels for NPR Books.
That time I appeared on the PBS special The Great American Read as an expert on love in fiction.
That time I talked about romance, resistance and who gets a happily ever after with Buzzfeed.
That time my novel What a Wallflower Wants was called the romance novel for the #MeToo movement.
That time I talked to Shondaland about the revolutionary power of romance.
All the times I wrote for Bustle and the Huff Post. For more of my writing clips, click here.
career highlights
I’m a USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen books, including historical and contemporary romance, historical fiction, YA and non-fiction.
My books are published in multiple languages, including German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese.
My novels were the topic of an essay in the academic anthology Love Across The Atlantic: US-UK Romance in Popular Culture.
I have a BA and MA from New York University. My master’s thesis was the basis for Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained
My novel, The Wicked Wallflower, won the RT Reviewers Choice award for best historical hero.
My book Dangerous Books for Girls has been frequently taught in courses on the romance genre.
Praise for Maya’s Books
“Endlessly entertaining!”
—Booklist
“Funny, heartfelt and lovingly crafted romance.”
—Library Journal
“Smart, sexy, fun!”
—Bestselling author Sarah MacLean
“Absolutely a ton of fun to read.”
—Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
“An utterly enjoyable standout”
—Publishers Weekly
“The only romance author I’ll read”
—Maya’s husband