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Sara Zarr is the acclaimed author of ten novels, most recently Kyra, Just for Today and Goodbye from Nowhere. She’s also written two book-length works of nonfiction.

In addition to writing, Sara hosted the long-running podcast This Creative Life, and is on the faculty of the MFA in Creative Writing low-residency program at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.

Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)

My very first published novel, Story of a Girl, made this list from Kirkus that came out in April. Thanks Kirkus, and thanks everyone who has contacted me about what this book has meant to them - SZ