Out today from @hachetteaudio.bsky.social: THE FIRE CONCERTO. Read by Tony and Grammy Award Winner Katrina Lenk. bit.ly/4lnZmsI

Guest column out in Writers Digest. www.writersdigest.com/successful-q...

THE FIRE CONCERTO is on NPR's "Best New Books" list for summer reading! www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...

The Music Marches On: An Interview with Sarah Landenwich parnassusmusing.net/2025/05/24/s...

Thanks to Colin Mustful for having me on the History Through Fiction podcast today. Our conversation about craft, historical research, and my long path to publication will be available in the fall. #historythroughfiction #thefireconcerto

THE FIRE CONCERTO: a literary page-turner about a brilliant female musician lost to history and another woman’s quest to ensure she is not forgotten.

THE FIRE CONCERTO’s first big review! Seven weeks to go until pub day, and my emotions are also moving at “a thrilling pace.” @hachetteus.bsky.social

I want to tell you a story . . .

Many thanks to TaraShea Nesbit for these words of praise for my forthcoming debut, THE FIRE CONCERTO. Preorder now! Available wherever books are sold.

Enormous thanks to the bestselling, prolific, and incredibly generous Alyson Richman, who offered this wonderful blurb of THE FIRE CONCERTO. I remain so grateful to Alyson and the many other writers who have offered their advice, support, and encouragement as I prepare to publish my first book.

One of the most intimidating parts of bringing a book into the world is asking writers you admire to read it. It’s a little like asking someone way out of your league to go to prom. When the incredible Lauren Belfer had this to say about my book, I felt like the prom queen:

At a time when books, libraries, learning, and facts are under assault, take a moment this week to tell a library what it has meant to you. Is there a library you hold dear? Share your story. @authorsabb.bsky.social @lfpl.bsky.social

At the beautiful main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library this weekend to talk to high schoolers at the LFPL College and Career Fair about what it’s like to be a writer.

Cover reveal! THE FIRE CONCERTO is coming June 10, 2025, and I cannot wait!

Hello, blue sky.