Sarah Damoff is the author of the debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS, published by Simon & Schuster on April 22, 2025. It was a national bestseller; a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist; Southern Literary Review Book of the Year; and it is being translated into seventeen languages. Her writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, Porter House Review, Ruminate Magazine, Texas Highways, and Open Global Rights, among other publications. She holds a Child Protection Certification from Harvard University. A Texas native, Sarah lives with her husband and children in Dallas, where she has worked in child welfare. Her second novel, THE BURNING SIDE, is out now. Her third novel, STATE OF CARE, is forthcoming.