Sarah Gerard is a distinguished American novelist and writer. She is an alumna of The New School, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts. Gerard's work is celebrated for its incisive exploration of human experiences, as evidenced in her acclaimed novel Binary Star. This debut novel not only established her as a noteworthy voice in contemporary fiction but also earned her a finalist spot for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, in addition to recognition as a best book of the year by NPR and Vanity Fair. Her literary prowess extends to the realm of nonfiction with her essay collection Sunshine State, which garnered critical acclaim as a New York Times Editors' Choice and was longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.

Gerard's most recent novel, True Love, published by HarperCollins in 2020, continues to demonstrate her versatility and depth as a writer. It was celebrated as a Best Book of 2020 by Glamour and Bustle and was the recipient of an Audiofile Earphones Award. She has contributed her voice to a myriad of literary platforms, including The New York Times, Granta, The Baffler, Vice, and BOMB Magazine. Her commitment to the literary community is further evidenced by her work as a teacher of writing at Columbia University and various independent workshop series.

Gerard's contributions to literature have been acknowledged through grants, fellowships, and awards from esteemed institutions such as Yaddo, Tin House, and the Whiting Foundation. She served as the Writer-in-Residence at New College of Florida from 2018 to 2019 and received the prestigious Lambda Literary Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize in 2021. In addition to her literary endeavors, she brings a unique perspective to her writing through her work as a private investigator in Denver.