Mac Crane is a writer, sweatpants enthusiast, and basketball player. Their debut novel, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, came out in January 2023 and was a NYT Editors' Choice, Indie Next Pick, and LAMBDA Literary Award winner. Their second novel, A Sharp Endless Need, is a queer coming-of-age basketball novel and is forthcoming from Dial Press in March 2025.