Maxwell Y. Kim

Pumpkin is available in Santa Cruz

July 18th, 2025

I just dropped off consignment copies of The Pumpkin with a Crack in It at Bookshop Santa Cruz! If you're ever in downtown Santa Cruz, consider stopping by and supporting this awesome local bookstore.

Upcoming Book Reading

July 5th, 2025

I'll be doing a reading of The Pumpkin with a Crack in It outside of our favorite local bookstore, The Reading Bug in San Carlos on August 24th at 2pm. Many thanks to staff and ownership for letting independent authors like me use their space!

We'll have snacks and some fun Pumpkin souvenirs. Come by and say hi!

The Pumpkin is Published!

June 17th, 2025

It's been a long journey but The Pumpkin with a Crack in It is finally a real book! I started out with an old character courtesy of my 7-year-old self, and a dream of writing a story for my little one to enjoy.

Half a year and much learning later, The Pumpkin with a Crack in It is officially published. I'm so grateful to my wife for all her love and support (and marketing prowess, which I severely lack) and to the extremely talented Hema Gami for bringing Pumpkin to life with her beautiful illustrations.

The book is available on Amazon and IngramSpark, and will be in select local bookstores soon. I'm so excited to share this story with you!