Sarah Gerard is an author to whom you should be paying attention. In February her hypnotic debut novel, Binary Star, was named an LA Times Book Award finalist after high praise from the likes of the New York Times, NPR and others.  

The novel is a semi-autobiographical tale that traces the dysfunctional, co-dependent relationship of an anorexic woman and her alcoholic boyfriend.

Gerard is currently working on her next book, a series of essays about Florida called Sunshine State. We paid her a visit at her Brooklyn home to talk books, writing and elephants.