Esty's first book, Anya's Echoes, was published in 2004 by Fithian Press. Her second book, Waiting for a Sign, was published through Lewis Court Press in 2014. Pickled Watermelon is Esty's newest middle-grade novel, published in August, 2018 by Kar-Ben Publishing. Esty reviews children’s books for Ithaca Child and has written poetry and essays for Mothering, the Ithaca Journal, Irving Parent, Northwest Baby & Child, Sing Heavenly Muse, Response and others.