Hi,My Name Johan Smih

New York Times & International Bestselling Author

My Books

For Your Bibliophile Co-worker Who Already Has, Like, Every Book Ever

Sarah Stark’s new novel, Out There, is one of the recommended small press titles in the recent issue of the Colorado Review: “Think of Stark’s work as an homage to magical realism itself, a lyrical and lush work about the meaning a […]

An interview with Sarah Stark, author of Out There: a novel

What is the story behind your new novel, Out There? I witnessed the first several years of the Iraq War via radio from within my minivan as I drove my young daughters to and from elementary school and dance classes and soccer. […]

Novelist hopes book helps increase awareness of veterans’ struggles

EAGLE NEST— In Sarah Stark’s new novel “Out There”  her main character Jefferson Long Soldier never makes it to the Moreno Valley during his journeys across New Mexico and Mexico. But if he ever did Stark said that her protagonist, who had […]

When Pop Culture Meets War

Two new novels make New Mexico the testing ground Alibi.com (July 3–9, 2014) Out There by Sarah Stark Fiction, Paperback, $17.95 Novelist Sarah Stark acutely remembers her first Iraq War veteran, a student who “was soft-spoken, articulate.” A quiet poet, Ruben Santos […]

“Out There” receives starred Publishers Weekly review

Out There received the coveted Publishers Weekly starred review in June 2014: ★ Out There: A Novel Sarah Stark. Leaf Storm Press, $17.95 paper [286p] ISBN 978-0-9914105-0-7 In this lyrical, evocative novel, Stark summons the possibility of salvation in tragedy. Iraq war […]

Sarah Stark at Bookworks in Albuquerque

Leaf Storm Press is pleased to announce that Sarah Stark, author of Out There: a novel, will read excerpts from and sign copies of her new book at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 Tel: (505) 344-8139 on […]

Reading & Book Signing of Out There: a novel by Sarah Stark

A young Iraq war veteran goes on a pilgrimage to meet his hero, the author Gabriel García Márquez. Leaf Storm Press is pleased to announce that Sarah Stark, author of Out There: a novel, will read excerpts from and sign copies of […]

Out There: a novel by Sarah Stark

Leaf Storm Press is pleased to announce that our first title, Out There: a novel by Sarah Stark will be released for sale on April 21st! The book will be officially launched at a reading and book signing event with the author […]