Donna-Claire - Author

@donnacwrites.com

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Bestselling music book author of BOOK OF MAC (2021) and CRYBABY (2025). SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?, a novelette, is out now. Writes about sad things and board games.

A close-up photo of an orange kitten.
The final board state of a game of Dreadful Meadows.
A woman sitting in a chair with an orange blanket. There is a black and white cat in her lap.
The final board state of a game of Dicemancy.
A dark room with a trickle of sunlight from a window on the right side. The room features wall hangings, an old desk, and a full bookcase.
A bookcase and door with windows bathed in sunrise light.
The final board of a game of Witchcraft! set up on a board game table.
A game of The Four Doors set up on a board game table with a red mat.
The final board state of a solo game of Fantastic Factories.
The final board state of a game of Gardlings on a board game table with a red mat.
A woman with dark hair and glasses holding up a book titled SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?
The final board state of a two player game of Planted.
A woman reading a large board game card. The game Décorum is set up in front of her.
The final board state of A Place For All My Books set up on a red playmat.
A book held up on a balcony railing at sunrise. The book is titled SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?
A copy of SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? held up against a ray of sunrise light.
A hand holding a book called SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?
A woman holding a glass of wine, seated at a board game table. The game set up is River Valley Glassworks.
The final board state of a solo game of Dreadful Meadows.
The final board state of a loss of Wroth played solo.
The final board state of a losing game of Hispania.
The title page of a book called SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?
A woman reading a card at a board game table with a black cat in her lap.
A 3x4 grid of board game covers. Games range from Diatoms to Vantage to Waddle to Spirit Island.
The final board of a game of A Gentle Rain.
The final board for a game of The Four Doors set out on a board game table with a red mat.
A photo of a hobby board game room. Every wall in the room is lined with shelves filled with games. In the center of the room is a covered game table.
A close up of the final player board in a solo game of Diatoms.
The final board state of a solo game of Finspan.
A writing desk and bookcase set in the corner of a room and bathed in sunrise light. There are three photos on the wall and an open laptop on the desk.
The final boards for two players for Twinkle Twinkle on a board game table.
The final board state of Harmonies set out on a board game table with a red mat.
The final board state of a two player game of Waddle.
An assortment of orange and green and white pumpkins in a field.
Two women seated at a restaurant table. On the left, the woman has dark hair, glasses, and is wearing a blue button up shirt. On the right, the woman has glasses and colorful hair.
A dark-haired woman sitting at a board game table playing a game of Spirit Island.
A pink mug on a table outside that says "Pocket Books." There is a Kindle on the table next to the mug.
Final turn of Wraith & The Giants board game set up on a table with a red mat.
A game of Tea Witches set up on the table. At the end of the table is a woman holding a Tea mug and a cat.
A game of Vantage set up on a board game table with a red mat.
A complete game of Elder Sign set up on a board game table with a red mat.
A black and white cat with his belly up and tongue out.
A dark-haired woman hugging a black and white cat.
A close-up photo of Beacon Patrol spread out on a red board game table.
Final board state of a solo game of Saltfjord.
The final board state for a solo game of Conservas. Cards and small pieces cover a red game table mat.
A completed game of Wraith & The Giants laid out on a board game table with a red mat.
The final board state of new board game A Place For All My Books.
A red Dutch oven on a stove full of chopped potatoes and cauliflower pieces.
A pink diner mug that says Pocket Books, from the bookstore of the same name in Lancaster, PA.
A black cat laying on a brick path.
A custom metal card of two women in the style of Stardew Valley.
A hand holding a blue and pink book in front of a rose bush. The book is CRYBABY: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap.
A blue plate full of spicy tuna maki rolls. Next to that plate is a smaller, empty plate and a little dish for soy sauce.
A woman laying down on the couch in a gray Phillies jersey. She is hugging a small black and white longhair cat.
A selfie angle of a black and white cat sitting with a woman with dark hair and glasses.
A space-themed graphic of an early review of Shouldn't We Dance?, a novelette coming in October.
A black and white longhair cat stretched out in bed, reaching out and hugging a woman's torso.
A two-player game of Wandering Towers set up.