Bio and Press Kit
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WHERE TO FIND LIZ
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Email: elizabeth.holden.author@gmail.com
Social Media:
Katie Shea Boutillier & Rachel Saylor
at Donald Maass Literary Agency
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Email: elizabeth.holden.author@gmail.com
Social Media:
- Instagram: @ElizabethH_WI
- Bluesky: @elizabethwriter.bsky.social
Katie Shea Boutillier & Rachel Saylor
at Donald Maass Literary Agency
SHORT GENERAL BIO:
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics lecturer, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Liz's debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, and on audiobook by Tantor Media in 2025. Leaping Hound Travel, the travel company Liz co-founded with her husband, is a full-service travel agency focusing on unique European vacations, with group tours as varied as "Cakes and Coffeehouses" and "Vampires!" Liz has taught physics at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2010, she has been a blocker with Madison Roller Derby since 2015, and she has co-hosted We Want to Believe, a science-focused X-Files podcast, since 2022. Liz has an M.S. in physics from Northern Illinois University. She lives in Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics lecturer, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Liz's debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, and on audiobook by Tantor Media in 2025. Leaping Hound Travel, the travel company Liz co-founded with her husband, is a full-service travel agency focusing on unique European vacations, with group tours as varied as "Cakes and Coffeehouses" and "Vampires!" Liz has taught physics at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2010, she has been a blocker with Madison Roller Derby since 2015, and she has co-hosted We Want to Believe, a science-focused X-Files podcast, since 2022. Liz has an M.S. in physics from Northern Illinois University. She lives in Wisconsin.
SHORT WRITING-FOCUSED BIO:
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics lecturer, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Her debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, garnering multiple positive trade reviews. Liz loves writing (and reading) both twisty adult suspense and fun contemporary YA. She believes the ideal conditions in which to write a novel are in the dining car of a train traveling through the Alps, with a pot of tea beside you—though she does most of her writing at her home in Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics lecturer, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Her debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, garnering multiple positive trade reviews. Liz loves writing (and reading) both twisty adult suspense and fun contemporary YA. She believes the ideal conditions in which to write a novel are in the dining car of a train traveling through the Alps, with a pot of tea beside you—though she does most of her writing at her home in Wisconsin.
LONGER BIO:
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics teacher, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Her debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, and on audiobook by Tantor Media in 2025. It garnered positive reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Additionally, her short story “Budapest to Berlin” was published in the anthology As We Convene in 2024, and she has had short stories published in online lit mags such as Every Day Fiction and Stirring. She's also written physics textbook supplements for McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Macmillan Publishing.
Liz loves writing (and reading) both twisty adult suspense and fun contemporary YA.
Like Millie, the protagonist of her debut YA novel, Liz is an avid roller derby player. She's been a blocker with Madison Roller Derby since 2015. Liz’s teammates know her as Auntie Matter; her derby name references her job teaching physics at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. (And, yes, she is also an aunt.) She got her M.S. in physics from Northern Illinois University because she knew she could still write fiction with a physics degree but would have a hard time doing physics with a writing degree.
When not busy writing, playing derby, or teaching, Liz is most likely leading international trips with her company, Leaping Hound Travel. She's led tours with themes as varied as cakes and coffeehouses in Budapest and Vienna to vampires in London and Paris. She also co-hosts an X-Files podcast, We Want to Believe, exploring the real-life science behind each episode (or lack thereof).
Liz believes the ideal conditions in which to write a novel are in the dining car of a train traveling through the Alps, with a pot of tea beside you (and maybe with a mystery waiting to be discovered somewhere aboard?)—though she does most of her writing at her home in Wisconsin. Her tattoos are vibrant and numerous, her laugh is loud, and her heart belongs to her pet greyhounds.
Elizabeth Holden (she/her) is a writer, physics teacher, travel company owner, podcast host, and roller derby player. Her debut YA novel, Mighty Millie Novak, was released by Flux Books in 2024, and on audiobook by Tantor Media in 2025. It garnered positive reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Additionally, her short story “Budapest to Berlin” was published in the anthology As We Convene in 2024, and she has had short stories published in online lit mags such as Every Day Fiction and Stirring. She's also written physics textbook supplements for McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Macmillan Publishing.
Liz loves writing (and reading) both twisty adult suspense and fun contemporary YA.
Like Millie, the protagonist of her debut YA novel, Liz is an avid roller derby player. She's been a blocker with Madison Roller Derby since 2015. Liz’s teammates know her as Auntie Matter; her derby name references her job teaching physics at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. (And, yes, she is also an aunt.) She got her M.S. in physics from Northern Illinois University because she knew she could still write fiction with a physics degree but would have a hard time doing physics with a writing degree.
When not busy writing, playing derby, or teaching, Liz is most likely leading international trips with her company, Leaping Hound Travel. She's led tours with themes as varied as cakes and coffeehouses in Budapest and Vienna to vampires in London and Paris. She also co-hosts an X-Files podcast, We Want to Believe, exploring the real-life science behind each episode (or lack thereof).
Liz believes the ideal conditions in which to write a novel are in the dining car of a train traveling through the Alps, with a pot of tea beside you (and maybe with a mystery waiting to be discovered somewhere aboard?)—though she does most of her writing at her home in Wisconsin. Her tattoos are vibrant and numerous, her laugh is loud, and her heart belongs to her pet greyhounds.
BUY Mighty Millie Novak (Flux Books, 2024): Flux, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Indie Bookstores
Paperback ISBN: 9781635831030
Ebook ISBN: 9781635831047
Reading Age: from 12 to 18 years
Publication date: Aug 20, 2024
Paperback dimensions: 5.25 x 8 in
Paperback Pages: 304
Paperback ISBN: 9781635831030
Ebook ISBN: 9781635831047
Reading Age: from 12 to 18 years
Publication date: Aug 20, 2024
Paperback dimensions: 5.25 x 8 in
Paperback Pages: 304