Sara Biren's Blog

 

At long last, I've finished a project started as a quick tri-fold brochure and evolved into something much more time-consuming: my first Holiday Gift Guide, featuring fun gift ideas to pair with my three novels (as well as a few favorites by other authors), recipes from Bend in the Road and Cold Day in the Sun, book recommendations, favorite small businesses, and general gift ideas for the booklover in your life. 


Holiday Gift Guide

I hope you enjoy this small piece of joy during this holiday sea...

First, thanks to everyone who preordered Bend in the Road and donated to my launch fundraiser for The Production Farm. More on that soon! 

In the meantime, if you're in the Twin Cities area, mark your calendars for Saturday, November 13. I'll be at the Dunn Brothers in St. Michael from 10 am to 12 noon to sign books and give away swag. I won't have books available for purchase at the event, but you can buy them from your favorite bookseller and bring them that day. 

In addition to swag for each of...

 

I'm so excited to share the preorder goodies for the release of BEND IN THE ROAD on Tuesday, September 28, 2021!

Anyone who preorders the book will receive:

A custom guitar pickA cover art stickerOne of two character art postcards (Gabe or Juniper)A signed bookplateIn addition, I will make a donation in your name to The Production Farm, an eastern Wisconsin nonprofit that provides "outside the box, professional mental health services for youth from hard places." This is done in part through hands...

 

Bend in the RoadSeptember 28, 2021from Amulet Books
Cover reveal by Ginger at GReadsBooks
Isn't the cover gorgeous?
About Bend in the RoadA teen rock star returns home to Minnesota and finds himself falling for a local farm girl in this steamy YA romanceSeventeen-year-old Gabe’s life is a mess. His debut album—produced by his rock star dad—made him an overnight sensation, but his second album tanked, he just got dumped by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, and he’s desperate to come up with the m...

 

Bend in the RoadSeptember 21, 2021from Amulet Books
Cover reveal by Ginger at GReadsBooks
Isn't the cover gorgeous?
About Bend in the RoadA teen rock star returns home to Minnesota and finds himself falling for a local farm girl in this steamy YA romanceSeventeen-year-old Gabe’s life is a mess. His debut album—produced by his rock star dad—made him an overnight sensation, but his second album tanked, he just got dumped by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, and he’s desperate to come up with the m...

Hello, 2020.

Let's get right to it. I've got a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it.

My One Word for the New Year is TOGETHER. As usual, the word has layers of meaning for me. When I thought about the last half of 2019, I knew something had to change. Drastically. I knew that I needed to get my shit together.

The phrase "Get your shit together" is obviously more than one word, so I dropped it to TOGETHER. I'm determined to get it together in 2020 in a few different areas of my life:

Health...

Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, Colorado
2019 has come and gone in the blink of an eye, both an amazing year and a challenging one.

The year roared to life with the release of COLD DAY IN THE SUN in March. I traveled to DC and LA and around Minnesota for book events. We welcomed a new puppy into our family. We vacationed and spent time at the lake(s). My husband and I took an anniversary trip to Denver for the Greta Van Fleet concert at Red Rocks - one of many 2019 concerts. I read over 100 books...

The puck drops for COLD DAY IN THE SUN on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. I hope to see you at one of the following events to help celebrate!
LAUNCH PARTYFriday, March 15, 20196:30 pmRED BALLOON BOOKSHOP891 Grand AvenueSt. Paul, MN  55105
With special guest Andrew DeYoung, author of THE EXO PROJECT

READING & SIGNINGSaturday, March 16, 201910 am to 12 pmBUFFALO BOOKS & COFFEE6 Division St. E.Buffalo, MN  55113

OPEN HOUSE & OPEN SKATEDate & time TBDSTMA ICE ARENA5898 Lachman Ave...

Welcome, 2019. I'm glad to see you.
For several weeks, I thought I had my new word for the new year all figured out. Life had gotten so busy and hectic, I was feeling overwhelmed and out of sorts. This year, I've worked hard at mindfulness and have been thinking a lot about the idea of the pause. So I thought that PAUSE would be my word for 2019, even though it was similar to my 2018 word, STILL. 
At the beginning of December, I crammed in all those medical appointments that I'd put off al...

I’ll be visiting my childhood library this Saturday for an Author Talk - another dream come true! I will read from my debut young adult novel, "The Last Thing You Said,” and share a sneak peek of my forthcoming novel, "Cold Day in the Sun." 

PLUS! I’ll share details about my writing journey as well as tips and inspiration for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November.

PLUS! Cupcakes! Local friends, I hope to see you there!

Registration appreciated.