SARA FOSTER
Sara Foster is an internationally published, bestselling author living in Western Australia. She has written seven novels: The Hush, You Don’t Know Me, The Hidden Hours, All That is Lost Between Us, Shallow Breath, Beneath the Shadows and Come Back to Me. Her latest published work is a novella, The Deceit, first released as an Audible Original in July 2022 and published by Blackstone (US/Can) in February 2023. She is currently working on a new psychological suspense When She Was Gone, due for release in 2025.
 
Sara is passionate about writing strong female characters and incorporates contemporary themes into her books, which often traverse the genre areas of psychological suspense, family noir and crime thrillers. She recently graduated from Curtin University with a Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for her PhD work on maternal relationships in dystopian fiction with young adult heroines. Her work has been optioned for television and You Don’t Know Me was turned into a chart-topping crime podcast dramatisation by Listnr. 
 
Sara writes regularly for her readers on her Substack Novel Thoughts and Wild Ideas. 

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  • Every week I check in with one of Australia’s favourite authors to bring you their latest news, and this week I’m delighted to welcome Ali Lowe! ABOUT ALI: Ali Lowe is the author of three books: The Trivia Night, The Running Club and The School Run. Her first, The Trivia Night, about a group of partner-swapping primary school parents in a wealthy Australian beachside suburb, became a global bestseller and was optioned by a Hollywood TV studio. Ali’s novels, which have been called a cross between Big Little Lies and Desperate Housewives, are published in the UK, ANZ and America. Ali is a journalist by profession and has dual Australian and British citizenship. She lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with her husband and three children. So, Ali, tell us what you are… READING: An ARC of Between Husbands and Wives by Susannah Glenn. I’m only on chapter two but I’m enjoying where it’s going.... WATCHING: Scoop, about the Prince Andrew interview scoop in the UK. It’s brilliant. It stars Gillian Anderson as the interviewer Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew. LISTENING TO: Taylor Swift’s ERA’s tour setlist - still. My daughter and I went to the concert and now I’m a bigger Swiftie than she is! THINKING ABOUT: How many lunches do I need to make for school holiday camps tomorrow? Is it time to feed the dog? Who needs a haircut this holiday? Is the podcast interview I’ve been asked to do still going ahead? Have I paid the gas bill? Is this person or that person going to be the victim in Book 6? WORKING ON: Book 6, and shortly, my edits for Book 5 and a final read of Book 4 (which is on shelf in March next year). ALI’S LATEST BOOK: THE SCHOOL RUN is a novel about three mothers who will do anything to get their boys places at an elite Catholic boys’ school - and they’ll stop at nothing (including murder) to get their sons across the line. Each has a strong motive for needing their son to be admitted - and this comes hand in hand with a motive for murder.... FIND OUT MORE AND FOLLOW ALI: Website: https://www.aliloweauthor.com Facebook: Ali Lowe Author Instagram: @ali_lowe_author Thanks for checking in, Ali!
  • Do you ever feel worried that there’s no space for your writing/books/stories when we’re all drowning in content? Here’s my take on why and how we might motivate ourselves to keep going… (link to Substack article in bio)
  • Before my usual Monday post, I want to send my love to everyone affected by the terrible events at Bondi. I know people who have lost friends, and I am sure there will be others here who are impacted. This shopping centre is somewhere I often visit on my trips to Sydney, both for work and fun, and I’m devastated for all the victims, their families, and everyone who will live with trauma as a result of this. My thoughts are with you all. This week I’m playing catch-up with work as last week got very busy. But for my belated birthday present yesterday I got to swim with these incredible Australian sea lions. These encounters are always so special, and of course - like so many other species - they are incredibly endangered. I came away with hope and determination to keep supporting all the people who are doing good things for our precious and precarious world.
  • Every week I check in with one of Australia’s favourite authors to bring you their latest news, and this week I’m delighted to welcome Sulari Gentill! ABOUT SULARI: Sulari Gentill is the author of the multi-award-winning crime series, The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries; the Hero Trilogy, based on the myths and epics of the ancient world; and After She Wrote Him, for which she won the 2018 Ned Kelly Award. Her most recent release, The Woman in the Library, became a USA Today Bestseller, won the Crime Fiction Lover Award for Best Novel by an Independent Publisher (UK), and was an Edgar Award nominee. Sulari lives with her husband, Michael, and their boys, Edmund and Atticus on a small farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains of Australia, where she grows Truffles, keeps donkeys, and writes about murder and mayhem. So, Sulari, tell us what you are… READING: It Takes a Town - Aoife Clifford WATCHING: Vera LISTENING TO: Early morning traffic THINKING ABOUT: My latest manuscript WORKING ON: THREE FOUND DEAD - my latest manuscript SULARI’S LATEST BOOK: Theo Benton escapes a law degree to pursue her dream to write, and somehow finds herself embroiled in a world of conspiracy in which readerships are weaponized and commercialized through fictions posing as a truth to which only some are privy; a world in which secrets are buried along with bodies and writers are remade and controlled. The Mystery Writer is a story of stories, and their power over the hearts and actions of readers. It is a conversation about the truth in fiction and the fiction in truth. FIND OUT MORE AND FOLLOW SULARI: Website: www.sularigentill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SulariG Instagram: @sularigentill Thanks for checking in, Sulari!
  • New Substack post today! I’m writing about two very different films that I saw last week, and how they made me think about the way we judge stories, both individually and as a culture. Lots of questions and food for thought in this topic - I hope you enjoy this one. (link in bio)
  • Motivated Monday! This photo is called ‘daft things we do to entertain ourselves and the kids’ 😜 We took the family to James Cameron’s deep-sea exploration exhibition at WA maritime museum yesterday and it was fantastic - with a side helping of Titanic memorabilia (in my stories) and dress-up opportunities. My whiplash pains have finally gone thank god, so I am celebrating by working hard to finish the edits on When She Was Gone. My Substack tomorrow will be about the two very different movies I watched last week and how they made me think about storytelling - and my reader newsletter is heading out soon with more giveaways. Plus there’s another superb crime writer coming onto the check-in on Thursday too. Hope you all have a great start to the week! (link to Substack and my quarterly reader newsletter sign-ups are both in my bio 😃)
  • I have a new post on Substack today about a whale that changed my life! 🐋 This one was such fun to write - I’ve been inspired and reminiscing about ocean adventures after reading @ghostspecies ’s book Deep Water. This post was written for my paid community but if you’d like to read it you can claim a free trial to do so (you have to sign up on a free trial as a paid subscriber then cancel the trial if you don’t want to continue). I’m busy building a whole catalogue of what I hope are inspiring and entertaining posts on Substack, so please check some of the others out while you’re there! Have a great weekend! 🐳
  • Every week I check in with one of Australia’s favourite authors to bring you their latest news, and this week I’m delighted to welcome @ghostspecies - aka James Bradley! James’s new book, Deep Water: the World in the Ocean, was released this week, and it’s an incredible read – I’ve learned so much, and it also had me reminiscing about my own connections with and experiences of ocean wonders. Thank you, James! ABOUT JAMES: James Bradley is an author and critic. His books include the novels Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, Clade and Ghost Species, a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus, and The Penguin Book of the Ocean. His books and journalism have won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian and international literary awards, and in 2012 he won the Pascal Prize for Australia’s Critic of the Year. His new book, Deep Water: the World in the Ocean, is published by Hamish Hamilton. James, please tell us what you are… READING: I’ve just finished Michael Ondaatje’s new collection of poetry, A Year of Last Things, and a book called Intertidal by the Indian naturalist and writer Yuvan Aves, both of which were completely wonderful. I’m also about to begin Bora Chung’s new collection of stories, Your Utopia, and Donna M. Cameron’s The Rewilding, both of which I’m really looking forward to. WATCHING: I’ve been watching the new season of Fargo and the Netflix adaptation of 3 Body Problem on TV, but I’ve also just managed to see Dune 2, Poor Things and American Fiction, all of which I loved in quite different ways. (Continued in comments)
  • More exciting news for the You Don’t Know Me audio drama adaptation - congrats to everyone involved at @listnrcrime 🙌🏻

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'Dark, compelling and truly memorable. Foster is one of my favourite writers.'
Dervla McTiernan
Dervla McTiernanBestselling author of The Ruin
‘With richly drawn characters and a tight, deftly handled plot, You Don’t Know Me is a propulsive, dark and mysterious thriller.’
Christian White
Christian WhiteBestselling author of The Nowhere Child
‘This book has it all: a gripping opening, characters I cared deeply for, a compelling mystery and heart-stopping pace. I couldn’t put it down. This is Sara Foster’s best book yet.’
Natasha Lester
Natasha LesterNYT bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress
‘You Don’t Know Me is a compelling, layered thriller with beautifully drawn characters and overtones of suspense from page one.’
Sarah Bailey
Sarah Bailey Bestselling author of The Dark Lake
‘You Don’t Know Me proves yet again that Sara Foster is a writer at the top of her game. A compelling story of secrets, lies, and heartache.’ 
Emma Viskic
Emma ViskicBestselling author of Darkness for Light
'an enthralling mystery full of secrets determined to resurface ... will keep readers guessing till the end.'
Jane Harper
Jane HarperNYT Bestselling author of The Dry
'Classic suspense but with a wonderful modern edge'
Hannah Richell
Hannah RichellBestsellilng author of The Shadow Year
'Gripping, touching and close to my heart. I was hooked from start to finish.'
Favel Parrett
Favel ParrettBestselling author of There Was Still Love
'This vividly written novel will leave you breathless and as chilled as the starkly beautiful North Yorkshire moors, where this compelling story unfolds.'
Heather Gudenkauf
Heather GudenkaufNYT bestselling author of One Breath Away
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