Sarah's Journal

THE FARAWAY INN hit the Indie Bestseller List yesterday, for the TWENTY-SIXTH week in a row!!! Half a year! I’m flabbergasted! Indie booksel...

Happy Autumnal Equinox!!! Here's where to find me this fall! Will I see you there? Info here: http://sarahbethdurst.com/appearances.htm

So excited to announce that I'll be at YALLFest this year!!! Will I see you there? Check out this incredible author lineup: https://www....

Now available for preorder! My forthcoming cozy fantasy about a 28-year-old retired war sorceress and her rescued magical cats! So many magi...

Goodreads giveaway for THE IMAGITORIUM, my forthcoming children's book about a girl and her imaginary friend who set off to save a magic...

NEW BOOK DEAL!!! I'm super excited to announce that I sold three new cozy fantasy books to my editors at Bramble/Tor in the US and the U...

I'm headed to Lake Placid, NY on Saturday (8/15) for The Adirondack Family Book Festival! Join us at the Olympic Oval from 9:30am to 4:0...

Today is the UK Book Birthday of SEA OF CHARMS!!! Yayyy!!! I am so excited for readers in the UK to dive back into the world of THE SPELLSHO...

OMG!!! My editors just called to tell me that SEA OF CHARMS hit the New York Times Hardcover Fiction (No. 5), New York Times Combined Print ...

I'm home from my SEA OF CHARMS book tour and excited for all the awesome book events I've got lined up this month! Hope to see you t...

Today is the book birthday for my new cozy fantasy, SEA OF CHARMS !!! I wrote this book to be an escape for anyone who needs it -- and to be...

This Saturday, July 25, I'll be at the YA Midwest Book Festival, hosted by Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL! I'll be doing ...

I'm SO excited to be heading out on book tour for SEA OF CHARMS next week!!! I can't wait to see you all in Long Island, Brooklyn, A...

Happy paperback book birthday to THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! My cozy fantasy set in the world of THE SPELLSHOP about a librarian who was onc...

Surprise! I wrote a short story! It's called The Wednesday Witches Book Club, a cozy fantasy mystery that's part of the forthcoming ...

COVER REVEAL!!! I’m so excited to share the gorgeous cover of THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM, coming in January from Bramble — the fourth stand...

Thank you, independent booksellers!!! I'm beyond thrilled and so incredibly grateful that SEA OF CHARMS has been selected as an Indie Ne...

Barnes & Noble is having a huge preorder sale!!! Preorder SEA OF CHARMS , THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM , and/or THE IMAGITORIUM on BN.co...

SEA OF CHARMS is a LibraryReads Hall of Fame Title for July!!! Thanks so much, librarians! 📚🎉

So thrilled, honored, and grateful to share that THE FARAWAY INN was selected as one of Amazon's Best YA Books of 2026 So Far (#8)!!! Th...