Sarah Pinsker

Sarah Pinsker is an award-winning American science fiction and fantasy author whose work is celebrated for its humanist sensibility, its musical soul, and its thoughtful engagement with questions about technology, community, and what makes life meaningful. As editor of The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2021, she curated a collection that showcases the extraordinary range and vitality of contemporary speculative fiction, selecting stories that represent the genre's capacity to illuminate the human condition through the lens of the possible and the impossible. Pinsker's own fiction has won the Nebula Award and the Philip K. Dick Award, and her debut novel A Song for a New Day, about live music in a world where gatherings have been banned, proved uncannily prescient when published just before the global pandemic. Her short fiction, collected in Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea, is celebrated for its emotional depth, its musical imagery, and its exploration of how people create meaning and community in fractured worlds. As an editor, Pinsker brings the same literary sensibility and human focus to her selections, choosing stories that push boundaries while remaining emotionally resonant and accessible. The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2021 is available as an audiobook, offering listeners a curated tour through the best speculative fiction of its year.