Sarah Gailey
{{short description|American author}}
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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,[https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/river-of-teeth/ River of Teeth], at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved June 19, 2019 the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/ 2018 Hugo Awards], at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019 and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.[https://locusmag.com/2018/06/2018-locus-awards-winners/ 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,[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/short-story-about-choice-age-wearables/577732/ An Augmented Reality] at The Atlantic; retrieved June 19, 2019 Tor.com,[https://www.tor.com/2018/04/18/worth-her-weight-in-gold-sarah-gailey/ Worth Her Weight in Gold] at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019 and Fireside Magazine. Their non-fiction writing has appeared on Tor.com,[https://www.tor.com/author/sarah-gailey/ Tor.com content by Sarah Gailey] at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019 Mashable,[https://mashable.com/2016/02/11/harry-potter-ptsd/#2Z8uASUFdOqZ The Harry Potter series is actually one long story about PTSD] at Mashable.com; retrieved June 19, 2019 The Boston Globe[https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/05/07/triggered/YdwioQpHZf5wD3qHg8SMqM/story.html Dissociation is scary. Dissociation is safety.] at The Boston Globe; retrieved June 19, 2019 and Uncanny Magazine.[http://uncannymagazine.com/article/city-villains-dont-trust-batman/ City of Villains: Why I Don't Trust Batman] at Uncanny Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
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.[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/hippo-and-humans/ Of Hippos and Humans], by Ana Grilo, at Kirkus Reviews; published June 9, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018[https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7653-9522-1 River of Teeth], reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published May 13, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018[https://www.npr.org/2017/05/28/528842986/hip-hippo-hooray-for-river-of-teeth Hip, 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.{{Cite web |last=November 2017 |first=Samira Nadkarni Issue: 27 |date=2017-12-01 |title=River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey |url=http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/reviews/river-of-teeth-and-taste-of-marrow-by-sarah-gailey/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Strange Horizons |language=en}}
Upright Woman Wanted, a standalone novella, was published in February 2020.[https://www.tor.com/2020/01/06/read-the-first-chapter-from-sarah-gaileys-upright-women-wanted/ Read the First Chapter From Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted] at Tor.com; published January 6, 2020; retrieved March 8, 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.{{Cite web |title=Magic for Liars Asks What If Your |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/08/730636982/magic-for-liars-asks-what-if-youre-actually-not-magic |website=NPR}} BuzzFeed News called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/show-us-where-you-write-sarah-gailey-magic-for-liars 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.[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-We-Were-Magic/Sarah-Gailey/9781534432871 When We Were Magic | Book by Sarah Gailey | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster]; retrieved March 8, 2020
Gailey's second novel for adults, The Echo Wife, was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.[https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250174666 The Echo Wife | Sarah Gailey | Macmillan]; retrieved March 8, 2020
In 2022 Gailey released their third novel for adults, Just Like Home, published in July by Tor Books.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Just like Home by Sarah Gailey |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250174727 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}{{Cite web |last=Mandelo |first=Lee |date=2022-07-19 |title=Unsheathing a Violent Wave of Tenderness: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey |url=https://www.tor.com/2022/07/19/book-review-just-like-home-by-sarah-gailey/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}
= Comics =
In August 2021, their five-issue original comics series Eat the Rich premiered.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=2021-07-13 |title=Eat the Rich #1 Teases the Unspeakable Horrors of the One Percent (Exclusive) |url=https://www.cbr.com/eat-the-rich-1-one-percent-horrors/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=CBR |language=en}}
They continued their work in comics with a 12-issue Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics arc titled The Vampire Slayer (2022–2023){{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Series Announcement |url=https://www.boom-studios.com/archives/the-vampire-slayer-series-announcement/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=BOOM! Studios |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=2022-04-15 |title=Vampire Slayer #1 Preview: Scoobies vs. Crabs |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/vampire-slayer-1-preview-scoobies-vs-crabs/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}} and an original science fiction series titled Know Your Station (2022–2023),{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=KNOW YOUR STATION Series Announcement |url=https://www.boom-studios.com/archives/know-your-station-series-announcement/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=BOOM! Studios |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Grunenwald |first=Joe |date=2022-11-21 |title=PREVIEW: Welcome to The First Resort in KNOW YOUR STATION #1 |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/know-your-station-1-preview-boom-studios/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} co-created with artist Liana Kangas.
Personal life
Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,[https://civilianreader.com/2017/02/01/interview-with-sarah-gailey/ Interview with Sarah Gailey], at Civilian Reader; retrieved June 20, 2019 and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles.
Gailey is non-binary.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Gailey |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/sarah-gailey-2/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2019}}
=Novels=
- {{cite book |title=Magic for Liars |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2019 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9781250174611 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=When We Were Magic |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2020 |publisher=Simon Pulse |isbn=9781534432871 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=The Echo Wife |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2021 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9781250174666 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=Just Like Home |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2022 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9781250174727 |author-mask=2}}
=Comics Collections=
- {{cite book |title=Eat the Rich |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2022 |publisher=BOOM! Studios |isbn=9781684158324 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 1 |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2023 |publisher=BOOM! Studios |isbn=9781684158843 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 2 |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2023 |publisher=BOOM! Studios |isbn=9781684158935 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 3 |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2023 |publisher=BOOM! Studios |isbn=9781684159147 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=Know Your Station |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2023 |publisher=BOOM! Studios |isbn=9781684159963 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=White Widow: Welcome to Idylhaveven |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2024 |publisher=Marvel Comics |isbn=9781302957322 |author-mask=2}}
= ''American Hippo'' novella series =
- {{cite book |title=River of Teeth |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2017 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9780765395221 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=Taste of Marrow |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2017 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9780765395245 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=American Hippo |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2018 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9781250176424 |author-mask=2 |others=omnibus containing the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, as well as additional short stories, including "Worth Her Weight in Gold"}}
= Other novellas =
- {{cite book |title=The Fisher of Bones |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2017 |publisher=Fireside Fiction |isbn=9780998778327 |author-mask=2}}
- {{cite book |title=Upright Women Wanted |first=Sarah |last=Gailey |year=2020 |publisher=Tor Books |isbn=9781250213587 |author-mask=2}}
=Short stories=
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!Year !Title !Publication |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|"Stars" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Autumn 2015 |title=Stars |url= |journal=The Colored Lens |issue=17}} |
|---|
| "Bargain"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Oct 2015 |title=Bargain |url= |journal=Mothership Zeta |publisher=Escape Artists, Inc. |volume=1 |issue=1}} |
| rowspan="4" |2016
|"Haunted" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Mar 2016 |title=Haunted |url=https://firesidefiction.com/issue31/chapter/haunted/ |journal=Fireside Magazine |issue=31}} |
| "Of Blood and Bronze"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Aug 2016 |title=Of Blood and Bronze |url= |journal=Devilfish Review |issue=17}} |
| "Homesick"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Sep 2016 |title=Homesick |url=https://firesidefiction.com/issue36/chapter/homesick/ |journal=Fireside Magazine |issue=36}} |
| "Rescue"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Oct 2016 |title=Rescue |url= |journal=Mothership Zeta |publisher=Escape Artists, Inc. |volume=1 |issue=5}} |
| rowspan="4" |2017
|"{{Sort|Art of Asterculture|The Art of Asterculture}}" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=May 10, 2017 |title=The Art of Asterculture |url=http://www.tor.com/2017/05/10/the-art-of-asterculture/ |journal=Tor.com}} |
| "{{Sort|Lady's Maid|A Lady's Maid}}"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=May 2017 |title=A Lady's Maid |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/ladys-maid-sarah-gailey/ |journal=Barnes & Noble}} |
| "Single Parent"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Jun 2017 |title=Single Parent |url= |journal=Cast of Wonders |publisher=Escape Artists, Inc. |volume= |issue=253}} |
| "{{Sort|Fisher of Bones|The Fisher of Bones}}"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Aug–Dec 2017 |title=The Fisher of Bones |url=https://www.realm.fm/shows/the-fisher-of-bones?season=1 |journal=Fireside Magazine |issue=46–51}} |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|"STET" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Oct 2018 |title=STET |url=https://firesidefiction.com/stet |journal=Fireside Magazine |issue=60}} |
| "Bread and Milk and Salt"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Nov 7, 2018 |title=Bread and Milk and Salt |url=https://www.tor.com/2018/11/07/reprints-bread-and-milk-and-salt-sarah-gailey/ |journal=Tor.com}} |
| "From the Void"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Nov 2018 |title=From the Void |url= |journal=Shimmer |issue=46}} |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|"Away With the Wolves" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Sep 2019 |title=Away With the Wolves |url=https://uncannymagazine.com/article/away-with-the-wolves/ |journal=Uncanny}} |
| "Wild to Covet"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Sep 2019 |title=Wild to Covet |url= |journal=The Mythic Dream |publisher=Saga Press}} |
| rowspan="4" |2020
|"Drones to Ploughshares" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Feb 4, 2020 |title=Drones to Ploughshares |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kzx7g/drones-to-ploughshares |journal=Vice }} |
| "We Don't Talk About the Dragon"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Jun 2020 |title=We Don't Talk About the Dragon |url= |journal=The Book of Dragons |publisher=HarperVoyager}} |
| "At the Threshold of Your Bedchamber on the Fifth Night"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Jul 2020 |title=At the Threshold of Your Bedchamber on the Fifth Night |url= |journal=Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 3 |publisher=Subterranean Press}} |
| "Tiger Lawyer Gets It Right"
|{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Oct 2020 |title=Tiger Lawyer Gets It Right |url= |journal=Escape Pod |publisher=Titan Books}} |
| 2021
|"I Swim Up From Below" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=Sep 2021 |title=I Swim Up From Below |url=https://mermaidsmonthly.com/2021/09/27/i-swim-up-from-below/ |journal=Mermaids Monthly |issue=9}} |
| 2022
|"I Remember Satellites" |{{Cite journal |last=Gailey |first=Sarah |author-mask=2 |date=May 2022 |title=I Remember Satellites |url= |journal=Someone in Time |publisher=Solaris}} |
=Select nonfiction=
- "This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017". [https://www.tor.com/2017/10/03/this-future-looks-familiar-watching-blade-runner-in-2017/ Tor.com]. October 2017.
- "Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing". [https://firesidefiction.com/impostor-abuser-power-dynamics-in-publishing Fireside Magazine]. March 2019.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sarahgailey.com/ Official website]
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- [https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Sarah-Gailey/145116036 Profile] at Simon & Schuster
- [https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/sarah-gailey Reviews] by Book Reporter
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Category:American non-binary writers