Reviews
Debut novelist Read has created a thoroughly sympathetic character in this witty, quick, and emotionally turbulent tale that will have readers cheering for Johanna well after the last page.
BOOKLIST
Read’s beguiling sophomore outing (after Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry) once again finds a smart woman in an ethical gray area.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sara Read is game to tackle serious topics—mental health, legal troubles, family trauma, grief—while spinning a no-less warm and inviting tale of unlikely love.
ELLE.COM
About
Sara Read writes books about unlikely superheroes, hidden genius, transformative love, and doing the work you are meant to do in the world.
Before she started writing fiction, she got a degree in Women’s Studies from U.C. Santa Cruz. She tried the nine-to-five life for about a nanosecond before moving to rural Virginia to become a flute-maker’s apprentice and traditional fiddle player. Some years and two babies later, she returned to school for a Masters in Nursing.
JOHANNA PORTER IS NOT SORRY, released in March 2023, was her debut novel. Her sophomore book, PRINCIPLES OF (E)MOTION released January 2024. Her short stories have been featured in The Missouri Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, and Zone 3 Press, and she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Sara lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, daughter, a scruffy terrier, and two cats who don't get along.