Amanda Lovelace is an American poet who was named Goodreads Poet of the Year. She is the author of the Women are some kind of magicseries, most notably the Goodreads Choice Award-winning The Princess Saves Herself in This One.
Lovelace initially self-published the first installment in her women are some kind of magic series, The Princess Saves Herself in This One in 2016, and was ultimately picked up by the American publisher Andrews McMeel, who published the other two volumes as well. The Princess Saves Herself is autobiographical and deals with her experiences growing up. The third volume, the mermaid’s voice returns in this one was released in 2019, and was listed on American Booksellers Association's "Indie Poetry Bestseller List". the mermaid's voice was less well received than the previous title, and was criticized for feeling stretched out and underwhelming. According to Lovelace, this series aims "to show the rich inner lives of women with a focus on our hidden everyday struggles." Many of Lovelace's works deal with topics such as sexual abuse, trauma, and healing. Although The Witch Doesn’t Burn In This One "speaks so explicitly to our current moment," the volume was actually completed before the revival of the #MeToo movement. Despite that, Lovelace notes that, "Witch is still very much my #MeToo book. It will also not be the last one.” She has listed Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Handmaid's Tale as influences. Author Deborah Harkness praised Lovelace's writing in a 2018 interview with Boston Globe. Lovelace has rejected the label Instapoet, as she originally began posting her work to Tumblr, and only began publishing her work on Instagram after her first works had been published in print. Lovelace views criticism of Instapoets as a form of snobbery, associating the term as a way to set them apart from "real poets." Lovelace also wrote Things That Hunt. The first installment, To Make Monsters Out of Girls, came out in 2018. The text "explores the memory of being in an abusive relationship" and "poses the eternal question: Can you heal once you’ve been marked by a monster". She contributed to -Connected: Poems & Stories of Connection and Otherwise, edited by Michelle Halket.
