Welcome!
My name is Sarah Levy and I’m an author, writer, wife, and new mom living in California by way of New York City.
Seltzer Rocks is a newsletter dedicated to exploring sobriety, culture, relationships, motherhood, and whatever else is on my mind. In addition to monthly essays, paid subscribers will gain access to Q&As, conversations, book updates, and the full archive.
A little background… I got sober at 28, a decision that felt terrifying at the time. I was living in New York City, single, and going out every weekend. I thought my life would be over if I stopped drinking, but my life was actually just beginning.
I started to write about the intersection of sobriety, self, and culture, and, slowly, the shame I felt about quitting drinking began to lift. I wrote about navigating wedding season in early sobriety for The New York Times, how dating without alcohol made me feel like a teenager again for The Cut, what happened after I got sober for Cup of Jo, alcoholism stereotypes in TV for Elle, and more.
In January 2023, my debut, Drinking Games, was published by St. Martin’s Press. Drinking Games is a memoir in essays that explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It has been featured by Glamour, The Los Angeles Times, Good Morning America, and more.
I currently live in Los Angeles with my husband and son and am working on a novel.
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