{"product_id":"sarah-damoff-event-7-24","title":"Author Event: Sarah Damoff! 7\/24","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us on Friday, July 24th from 6:30-8:30pm for an in-store event with bestselling author Sarah Damoff to celebrate her new book, The Burning Side\u003c\/span\u003e. We’ll be hosting an author talk in conversation with a TAB bookseller, followed by a Q+A and book signing. Tickets are available on our website! This event will be held at our newer location located at 909 S Main St., Suite 104, Grapevine TX 76051.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahdamoff.com\/about\"\u003eSarah Damoff\u003c\/a\u003e is the author of the debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS, published by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster on April 22, 2025. It was a national bestseller; a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist; Southern Literary Review Book of the Year; and it is being translated into fourteen languages. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eOprah Daily,Porter House Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRuminate Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOpen Global Rights\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. She holds a Child Protection Certification from Harvard University. A Texas native, Sarah lives with her husband and children in Dallas, where she has been a social worker. Her second novel, THE BURNING SIDE, released in May 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4271\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" data-block-css='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/d6383380-faf7-467b-8f7a-6b62c2b9958b_604\/website.components.html.styles.css\"]' data-block-scripts='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/d6383380-faf7-467b-8f7a-6b62c2b9958b_604\/website.components.html.visitor.js\"]' data-block-type=\"1337\" data-definition-name=\"website.components.html\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-website-component-id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4271\" id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4271\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Side\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4741\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" data-block-css='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/d6383380-faf7-467b-8f7a-6b62c2b9958b_604\/website.components.html.styles.css\"]' data-block-scripts='[\"https:\/\/definitions.sqspcdn.com\/website-component-definition\/static-assets\/website.components.html\/d6383380-faf7-467b-8f7a-6b62c2b9958b_604\/website.components.html.visitor.js\"]' data-block-type=\"1337\" data-definition-name=\"website.components.html\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-website-component-id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4741\" id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1772480674171_4741\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e“Sarah Damoff has a rare gift for creating endearing characters who are recognizable human beings, flawed people striving to do their best for those they love.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e —Dallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e“This will stay with readers.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\"[A] layered family saga... Damoff skillfully paints a picture of April and Leo’s rich, complex marriage...in \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Side\u003c\/em\u003e, family—however unwieldy and difficult—is too precious a thing to throw away lightly.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eDamoff writes with lyrical precision, weaving fire imagery throughout the novel as both literal catastrophe and emotional metaphor. 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