Naomi Falk

Naomi Falk
Falk at AWP 2026
OccupationsWriter, editor, and publisher
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
GenresMemoir, criticism
Notable workThe Surrender of Man (2025)
Websitecelardolor.com

Naomi Falk is a writer, editor, publisher, and chainmaille artisan from Seattle.[1][2] She was senior editor at Archway Editions,[3][4] the literary imprint of powerHouse Books distributed by Simon & Schuster;[5] publisher of Crop Circle Press;[6][2] and co-founder of the editorial department at Ki Smith Gallery.[7][4] In addition, she has worked in publications at MoMA.[8][4][9] At Archway she edited writers such as Claire Donato and Lindsey Webb.[10][11] For Crop Circle she has published work including a monograph by Ryan Bock.[12]

A graduate of Columbia University,[3][2] Falk has written criticism extensively for BOMB, and has contributed to Montez Press Radio and WFMU.[2][13][14] Her book, The Surrender of Man, was published in 2025 by Inside the Castle,[15][16] discussed at length with Chris Molnar (with whom she has a work in progress)[1] in Los Angeles Review of Books.[8] The volume also featured themed nail art designed by BITTER000000 as a tie-in to release.[17]

Falk practices Transcendental Meditation.[18][1]

Books

  • The Surrender of Man (2025). Inside the Castle ISBN 978-1576879719

References

  1. 1 2 3 Golub, Sophie (2026-07-28). "On the creative value of transformation". The Creative Independent. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Naomi Falk '17 Stitches Art Criticism with Memoir in Debut Book". Columbia. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  3. 1 2 Lueders, Ellice (2025-03-04). "Columbia Writers Take Los Angeles: Faculty and Alumni Participate in AWP 2025". Columbia University School of the Arts. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  4. 1 2 3 Pollok, Tess. "The Surrender of Man". Animal Blood. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  5. ↑ "L.A.'s guerrilla readings are invading parking lots and cemeteries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Igno-Fiction". Dirt. 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  7. ↑ "BASE 12: Don't Call It a Comeback at Ki Smith Gallery Harlem". Gotham to Go. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  8. 1 2 Molnar, Chris (2025-04-22). "What Bad Art Lacks". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  9. ↑ Howard, Madeline (2025-03-25). "On Making Art In The Absence Of Hierarchy". Language Arts. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  10. ↑ Karnazes, Anastasios (2024-01-09). "On clarifying your creative work by clarifying yourself". The Creative Independent. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  11. ↑ Howard, Madeline (2024-06-11). "On Perfume And Poetry". Coveteur. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  12. ↑ "Crop Circle Press Presents: Ryan Bock in conversation with Ágnes Berecz". February 8, 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  13. ↑ "The Bonsulator with DJ Bonce: Playlist from November 26, 2025". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  14. ↑ "Naomi Falk and John Trefry: Pure Fucking Armageddon". Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  15. ↑ Davis, Chelsea (June 2025). "Naomi Falk's The Surrender of Man". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  16. ↑ Evans, Erin (2025-06-11). "The Surrender of Man – Naomi Falk". Full Stop. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  17. ↑ @bitter.000000; (2025-04-14). "made in collaboration with Naomi Falk to accompany her first book: THE SURRENDER OF MAN". Retrieved 2025-10-13 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ Hatfield, James Jacob (2025-05-26). "Naomi Falk Interview". Gemini Sessions. Retrieved 2025-10-13.