Sandi Sonnenfeld

Selected Works

Memoir
This Is How I Speak: The Diary of a Young Woman
“This Is How I Speak is a joy to read. Sonnenfeld’s honesty and vulnerability are both reassuring and affirming; her insights are level-headed and wise.”
--Foreword Magazine
Essays
Searching for the Writing Life
“Sonnenfeld does a superb job of explicating the creative process.”
--Kristine Huntley, Booklist
Fiction
Girl Love: A Novel
Chick-Lit Gets Turned on Its Head in This Novel About Women’s Friendships

Works

This Is How I Speak:
The Diary of a Young Woman
The Diary of Anais Nin meets The Paper Chase in this moving, entertaining and intimate portrait of an ambitious young New York dancer turned writer trying to negotiate love, sex, loss, a bad therapist and endless Seattle rain at one of the nation’s leading creative writing programs. Click here to read about the book.

Searching for the Writing Life
At heart, I think I write best in the short form, essays, short stories, journal entries that let me explore a wide range of ideas quickly before self-doubt has the chance to creep in. I also write essays as a way to cleanse my palate before starting on a new piece of fiction.

Girl Love: A Novel
(Currently Seeking Representation)
Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye meets Melissa Banks’ Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing in GIRL LOVE, a novel that explores the complexities, richness and betrayals of women’s friendships.