Kristen Radtke (born June 25, 1987) is a writer and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York.

Her graphic memoir, Imagine Wanting Only This, was published by Pantheon Books in April 2017.

"[1][2][3] Radtke's second book, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness was published in July 2021.

[7] Previously, she was art director and deputy publisher of The Believer magazine,[8] managing editor of Sarabande Books, and the film and video editor of TriQuarterly magazine.

[9][10][11] Radtke's writing and comics have appeared in publications including The New Yorker,[12] The New York Times Book Review,[13] The Atlantic,[14] GQ,[15] Oxford American,[16] and Virginia Quarterly Review.