Sara Maurer's debut novel, A Good Animal, is forthcoming from St. Martin's Press in the winter of 2026. Place deeply informs her writing, particularly how it influences identity and choice. She attended Albion College and Eastern Michigan University and completed the Stanford Continuing Studies certificate in novel writing in 2022. In 2023, she was selected as a Suzanne M. Wilson Artist-in-Residence at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.

She lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with her husband, two kids, and a Dachshund puppy.

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