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Sara Goodman Confino is the bestselling author of seven novels: Off the Record, Don’t Forget to Write, Good Grief, Behind Every Good Man, She’s Up to No Good, For the Love of Friends, and the upcoming It's a Shore Thing. After spending more years than she’s willing to publicly admit teaching high school English and journalism, she is currently writing full time and trying to make a living off of the crazy stories in her head. She lives in Montgomery County, Maryland with her husband, two sons, and two miniature schnauzers. When she’s not writing or frantically parenting, she can be found on the Peloton, at the beach, or at a Bruce Springsteen concert, sometimes even dancing onstage.
Our old rabbi (a few rabbis ago now) gave a sermon one year about making your fast meaningful. Well, a food fast isn’t super meaningful for me. I just wind up cranky and snapping at everyone when I’ve got to chase the kids all day. Instead I eat lightly but do a social media fast, where I put my phone down and am 100% present for my family.
So someone text me if there’s a fire, but otherwise, I’ll catch you all tomorrow night. If I’ve wronged you this year, know it wasn’t intentional—unless it was, in which case you know what you did! (Kidding). And if you’re fasting, may it be easy and meaningful to you. 🩷
How’d you hurt your wrist?
Normal people: Doing something athletic
Klutzy people: Tripping over something and falling
Me: Writing
Seriously, appreciate that you’re getting two books in 2027! 😝😘
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Well this little girl is continuing her run on the title of World’s Most Expensive Dog (seriously. The vet jokes that they’re gonna build a new wing named for her and give me a reserved parking spot). But this one extra sucks. She tore her left ACL. At her age and with some other complications she has, surgery isn’t a real option, and the doctor thinks scar tissue will form to stabilize it. For now, she’s on three weeks of pen rest and pain meds for life. The vet DOES think we’ll be able to manage her pain and make sure she’s comfortable with a good quality of life for a while to come (and yes, the second she doesn’t have that, I’m a good dog mom. I know what I’ll have to do 😭😭😭).
But I’m upset at the idea of her being in pain. And more upset at the realization that she really is old and I don’t get forever with her.
So I need some cheering up. Tell me a joke, drop me a meme, or hell, tell everyone you know to go buy my books so I can buy myself something pretty. J/K I need that money for vet bills 🫠🫠🫠
So come on. Whatcha got for me? (If you DM me a good meme, I’ll share it to my stories for everyone to enjoy!)
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It’s that time of year again!
Normal authors pair their book covers with fashion looks from awards shows.
But no one has ever called me normal, so I pair mine with hot Jewish men instead.
So without further ado, here are my books as hot Jewish men at the 2026 Emmy Awards!
Let’s begin, shall we?
Drop me a comment and tell me how I did!
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First up, we have @therealnoahwyle with Don’t Forget to Write because that’s pretty much all of your favorite of my books, and he’s been my favorite since I was fourteen.
Also, fun fact, thanks to @latebloomingbooks , I was able to get a copy of Don’t Forget to Write TO Noah Wyle for the Pitt’s onset library. Yes. Noah Wyle touched my book. *swoon* (he’s gonna think I’m so creepy if he sees this, but it’s fine. I’m fine.)
Next up is @adambrodyy with Off the Record. TELL ME YOU CAN’T SEE HIM AS JACK LIKE TEN YEARS AGO? You can’t. He’s perfect. It’s a perfect selection. I will broach no arguments on this matter. Thank you, the end.
Then there’s Harrison Ford with Behind Every Good Man. He may be a silver fox now (and older than my parents), but in his Han Solo/Indiana Jones years? There was no one finer. But I couldn’t find a picture of him without Calista Flockhart and she kinda matched the cover so here we are.
Next is @mrbrettgoldstein with my upcoming novel, It’s a Shore Thing. I can’t show you the cover yet (SOOOOOOOOON), but I CAN tell you that it’s a little spicy and the love interest is sexy with a beard, so Brett is my pick for this one. Plus he’s a writer and my main character in It’s a Shore Thing is a writer. Also he’s hilarious and I could totally see him helming an adaptation of one of my books. Seriously Brett, call me. (For an adaptation. I’m married and all that.)
Then we have @instadanjlevy with Good Grief. Listen, I didn’t watch much of the Emmys because my kids Do. Not. Go. To. Sleep. And by the time they do, this girl is TIRED. But his tribute to Catherine O’Hara was part I saw the next day, and he was dealing with grief, so… it works.
Next up is Noah Kahan with She’s Up to No Good. I’m gonna be honest, the main thing I know about this guy is that he told people not to poop th
In the DMV? Come see me TONIGHT at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington as I discuss Off the Record, writing, and more!
The event, which is part of the Lessans Literary Series, kicks off at 6 with wine and light bites, followed by a book talk in conversation with Lisa Schneider of @pearlandroseofficial at 7, with a signing to follow.
Register at the QR code or at the door! Entry ticket is $25 ticket or $36 with book.
See you tonight!
ETA you do NOT need to be Jewish or a member of the JCC to attend! All are welcome!
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I had a very different post planned for today. Yesterday was “hug your boss day” and you know full well I’ll never miss an opportunity to post a picture of me hugging Bruce.
But as I was brushing my teeth this morning, a reel on Instagram stopped me in my tracks. It was Nazi protesters at the 9/11 memorial. And the man leading the sig heil salute, smiling at the camera as it panned up from his swastika armband, was my former student.
I did know his views. He was fired from teaching a few years back when they came out. And if you told me I had a former student who was a white supremacist, I’d have exactly one guess who it was.
But seeing that? With my children downstairs? That broke something in me today. Was he sitting in my class all those years ago thinking I deserved to die? Does he really believe my children shouldn’t exist?
My kids complain a LOT about going Hebrew school (in fact we think my oldest may be the reason the former director quit—a badge he wears with pride). But what I tell them every week isn’t “you have to go because I went.” It’s, “You go because so many people want to erase us—we can’t be the ones who erase ourselves.” And I just saw that, from someone I knew.
People also ask me constantly why I write books about Jewish characters. In fact, a cousin suggested I stop if I want to “get anywhere.” But the real answer is two-fold. First, it is my real, lived experience. And second is the messages I get from non-Jewish readers saying, “I’m not Jewish, but this could be my family.” Are there Jews whose politics and stances I find abhorrent? Yes. Just like any other group. But the vast majority of us just want to live our lives, among our neighbors and friends who are like us and who aren’t. And with so many people othering us in so many ways, if my books can help readers see that we’re all just people—that we’re all the same in the ways that matter, and that we have to learn to get along if we’re going to survive this, then that’s my bit of Tikkun Olam—healing the world.
My heart is heavy today. And I’m not sharing the video because it amplifies it. But I’ll never understand hate.
Might be my best one yet…
Shana tova to those who celebrate. Thank you for making my year so sweet 🩷
Sara is represented by Rachel Beck at Liza Dawson Associates. Contact Ms. Beck at RBeck@lizadawson.com.
Sara is represented by Ann-Marie Nieves of Get Red PR. Contact Ms. Nieves at am@getredpr.com.
For speaking engagements, contact Suzanne Swift at suzanne@jewishbooks.org
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