About
Sara Read writes books about ordinary people breaking through to the extraordinary in their worlds and in themselves.
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. A cancer survivor herself, she now has the privilege of caring for cancer patients as a nurse.
JOHANNA PORTER IS NOT SORRY, released in March 2023, was her debut novel. Her sophomore book, PRINCIPLES OF (E)MOTION released January 2024. Sara's 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. She is represented by Laura Bradford of Bradford Literary Agency.
Sara is co-host of No Time to Write Club, a writing accountability community on Substack. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, two teens, a terrier, and three snarky cats.
