Sarah Gailey

Sarah Gailey is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novels, short stories, and comics.

As a comics writer, they have published ''Eat the Rich'' (2021); an arc in the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' universe, ''The Vampire Slayer'' (2022–2023); and another original, ''Know Your Station'' (2022–2023).

Perhaps best known for their ''American Hippo'' duology, the alternate history novella '' River of Teeth'' (2017) was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,River of Teeth
at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved June 19, 2019 the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella,2018 Hugo Awards
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019 and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.2018 Locus Award Winners
at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019 A follow-up, ''Taste of Marrow'', was shortly released thereafter, with an omnibus published the year next.

Their full-length novels include award-nominated '' Magic for Liars'' (2019), '' The Echo Wife'' (2021) and ''Just Like Home'' (2022).

Career

Gailey's fiction has been published in ''The Atlantic'', Tor.com, and ''Fireside Magazine.'' Their non-fiction writing has appeared on Tor.com, Mashable, ''The Boston Globe'' and ''Uncanny Magazine''.

According to Gailey's website, their work has been translated into seven different languages.

Novels and other work

Gailey first became well known for their 2017 ''American Hippo'' duology, consisting of the novellas '' River of Teeth'' and ''Taste of Marrow''.Of Hippos and Humans
by Ana Grilo, at ''Kirkus Reviews''; published June 9, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018River of Teeth
reviewed at ''Publishers Weekly''; published May 13, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018Hip, Hippo Hooray For 'River Of Teeth'
by Amal El-Mohtar, at National Public Radio; published May 28, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018 The pair of novellas is about the hypothetical of if hippos had been imported into southern US bayou country as food stock as well as a counteractive measure against invasive water hyacinth; and inspired by the real proposed House Resolution 23261 (1910). Louisiana Congressman Robert F. Broussard's bill is retconned as a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Buchanan during his lame duck period in 1861. Years later an extermination group is hired to eliminate feral individuals that have killed locals. Main characters are notably LGBT or non-binary, and reviewers have discussed the complexity of their interactions. It was well-received (for its interesting characters, creative worldbuilding, and fast-paced action) by critics, who had minor grievances with the novella format and structural length, transition decisions, and the failed chance to depict indigenous populations accurately.

''Upright Woman Wanted'', a standalone novella, was published in February 2020.

Their first full-length novel, '' Magic for Liars'', was published by Tor Books in June 2019. ''Magic for Liars'' steps into the crime and mystery dimension of writing, while also retaining fantasy aspects of magic, which notably are largely not exposited. ''BuzzFeed News'' called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."The Author Of One Of The Best Fantasies Of 2019 Walks Us Through Their Writing Space
at Buzzfeed News; published June 6, 2019

Their debut young adult novel, ''When We Were Magic,'' was published by Simon Pulse in March 2020.

Gailey's second novel for adults, '' The Echo Wife'', was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.

In 2022 Gailey released their third novel for adults, ''Just Like Home'', published in July by Tor Books.

Comics

In August 2021, their five-issue original comics series ''Eat the Rich'' premiered.

They continued their work in comics with a 12-issue ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' comics arc titled ''The Vampire Slayer'' (2022–2023) and an original science fiction series titled ''Know Your Station'' (2022–2023), co-created with artist Liana Kangas.

Personal life

Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,Interview with Sarah Gailey
at Civilian Reader; retrieved June 20, 2019 and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles.

Gailey is non-binary.

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Novels

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Comics Collections

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''American Hippo'' novella series

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Other novellas

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Short stories

Select nonfiction

* "This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017"
Tor.com
October 2017.
* "Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing"
''Fireside Magazine''
March 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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Profile
at Simon & Schuster

Reviews
by ''Book Reporter''

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Living people
21st-century American novelists
American LGBTQ novelists
Non-binary novelists
LGBTQ people from California
Writers from Los Angeles
Writers from Oakland, California
Year of birth missing (living people)
Hugo Award–winning fan writers
LGBTQ people from the San Francisco Bay Area
American non-binary writers
Non-binary science fiction writers
American female comics writers