Sarah Gailey

Unforgettable conversations with unforgettable people. Hosting @gaileyfrey will be a tough high to beat. Thank you, Sarah, for an absolutely fantastic event - for your authenticity and your captivating storytelling. "Make Me Better" is phenomenal. Thank you, Lin, for being the MC of our dreams! Thoughtful questions from genuine curiosity and admiration are what make or break an author event, and you MADE this event. And thank you to everyone who attended!!! A room full of open and enthusiastic book lovers is the thing dreams are made of. We are on cloud nine. 📚🌀🌈 #MakeMeBetter #SarahGailey #TorBooks #AuthorEvent #QueerLit

Friday TWO events tonight! - Author Event: Sarah Gailey at 6pm Presented by @leftbankbooks @gaileyfrey MAKE ME BETTER is an eerily seductive look at the desire for community connection and self-improvement—and the darkest places inside us all. Urgent and yet timeless, this read is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Ari Aster, and Patricia Highsmith. An exclusive invitation. A remote island infamous for its miraculous ecology. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to fix everything that’s broken. But sometimes growth requires sacrifice.... WELCOME TO KINDRED COVE. sarahgailey.com Free to attend ::: - Show at 9pm - @theottomodest - @glass_mattress $10 for the show, no cover to get in the bar side Bar opens at 5pm / Doors at 8pm / Show at 9pm

Have you ever wished things could be different? Less painful? More free? Come to Kindred Cove, where transformation is possible, healing is mandatory, and nothing is ever lost. MAKE ME BETTER is my novel about grief, belonging, and control. It's out today everywhere books are sold. You can get your copy at your local independent bookstore, through your local library, or at @bookshop_org - or just click the link in my bio. If you're in the SF Bay Area, you can join me and @charliejaneanders TONIGHT at 7pm to celebrate the release of this book at Books Inc Opera Plaza! I'll also be in SoCal, SLC, St Louis, and Des Moines. More information and tickets at the link in my bio. See you soon ❤️

🎉Happy Pub Day!🎉 The latest from @gaileyfrey is out today and you don’t want to miss it! MAKE ME BETTER is a quietly haunting exploration of how easily we can fall under the influence of others, particularly when we are seeking a place to belong. If you’re looking for a new cult novel with an amazing cast of characters, this one’s for you! Swipe for a sneak peek of my review for @thenerdaily , then click the link in my bio to read the full thing … plus an interview with Sarah Gailey!

Happy Tuesday… it feels like Monday to me 🤷🏼‍♀️ . Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the ones holding it down! (Or not holding it together at all, I see you!) . Bookmail! I was the spotlight for my fb book group, and my husband bought me some books for MD, so yeah, I need a new shelf 🤦🏼‍♀️, soooo grateful! . Thank you to all the friends and publishers who sent these my way! 🙌🏻🙏🏻🫶🏼 . . . QOTD: Get anything good lately? Book related or not! . @delreybooks #partner #bloomsburycreatorcircle #AD

Make Me Better arrives TOMORROW!! I can't believe it's almost here. After all these years, I finally get to invite you to Kindred Cove. Where transformation is possible, and nothing is ever lost. You'll come, right? Tomorrow evening, I'll be at Books Inc in San Francisco to celebrate with the one and only @charliejaneanders starting at 7pm. Come join us as we discuss community, control, and grief (but like... in a fun way). Oh, and if you haven't already, there's still time to preorder your copy at the link in my bio and stories!

I'm so excited! Episode 1 with the fantastic Sarah Gailey is now available! A huge thank you to Sarah for being such an amazing guest! Their latest novel "Make Me Better" will be released tomorrow! . I hope everyone enjoys it and if you do, please let me know! I appreciate everyone so much and really hope everyone enjoys the show. . #horror #podcast #books #horrorbooks #bookstagram

A secluded island. A promise of healing. A community that asks for everything in return. My review of Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey explores the quiet pull of belonging—and what it can cost. Read my full review at writeontheworld.wordpress.com /2026/05/06/make-me-better-by-sarah-gailey-a-hypnotic-look-at-belonging-control-and-the-cost-of-transformation/ #BookReview #HorrorReads #PsychologicalFiction #makemebetter @gaileyfrey

Come Meet Fab Queer Author SARAH GAILEY for their new thriller release, MAKE ME BETTER! Hosted by @undertheumbrellabookstore and Legendarium. @gaileyfrey Thurs. 5/14 @ 7 Urban Arts Gallery Ticket link in bio! Alt text: a graphic announcing an author event with author Sarah Gailey, queer nonbinary white’s person with side shaved hair. The book is called MAKE ME BETTER, and the announcement references multiple other books by the author, including SPREAD ME, UPRIGHT WOMEN WANTED, and more. #sarahgailey #legendariumbooks #undertheumbrella #queerbooks

We are ONE WEEK OUT from our event with @gaileyfrey 📚🌀🌈 From bookseller/co-owner Bee: "The very best class I've ever had the pleasure of taking was a 'just-for-the-hell-of-it' class my senior year of college. Horror Fiction 101, an elective taught by one of the coolest women I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. (Heyyyyyyy Dr. Getty 👋🏻) One of the core takeaways from this class was this - the horror genre always has and always will be a time capsule of current events. During the sexual revolution, when birth control had become more accessible and folks could enjoy themselves without fear of unwanted pregnancy - enter, the Slasher films the later 20th century, when 'The Slut'™️ is the first to die whilst hooking up with her boyfriend in the woods, a car, at her babysitting gig. During the Red Scare in the 40s and 50s, the fear of being infiltrated, the terror of 'The Enemy Within' paved the way for 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'Them!' 2026 seems like it will be the Year of Cult Horror. 🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃 The fear of unfamiliar outsiders, demand for uniformity and complacency, not-so-subtle religious undertones, and - most alarmingly for oh, so many reasons - the practical worship of fertility and procreation. I'll let your pretty little head suss out why that may be relevant right now. Eep! Make Me Better is a grand example of why @gaileyfrey is a must-read author for me. This was a fantastic follow-up to Just Like Home and Spread Me. It felt like reading a Gailey - this author's ability to build resounding dread from the first paragraph of a book should be studied. That's all I'm going to saaaaayyyyyy. Can't wait to foist this one upon everyone in May. Prepare for me to be insufferable.' See you at 3PM on May 16th at the Grand View Viking Theatre! @ltthompsonbooks will lead what we're certain will be an incredible, provoking conversation. #MakeMeBetter #SarahGailey #ARC #BookReview #Bookstagram

You won’t want to miss out on Sarah Gailey’s new horror release, “Make Me Better”! 🙂‍↕️ And don’t miss out on getting your copy signed when @gaileyfrey themselves come in for an author event on 5/13! 😱 🎟️Tickets can be found on our Eventbrite page in our bio!

Only a few days left until MAKE ME BETTER drops!! I'm going to be honest with you: Writing this book changed my life. The research I did into high-control groups and authoritarian communities was beyond eye-opening. I learned to see relationships differently; to recognize the ways people hurt each other because the think it's the right thing to do; to be wary of any rule system that promises transformation. I also had to grow so much as a writer to be able to meet this story where it deserved to be met. I am so excited for it to be out in the world. I can't wait for you to read it. I am SO SCARED for you to read it!! You can preorder at the link in my bio and stories -- and don't forget to check out my stories for tour stops! I am going out into the wide world and I want so, so much to see you out there.