Fallow

Fallow sits smartly at the axis of corporate markets and motherhood. It joins a literary tradition of women discovering who they are while their bodies evolve in astounding ways. What a joy to be in Natalie’s head—a young woman who hates to work but doesn't shy away from labor. Fallow is a delightfully sharp, dynamic debut

Kiley Reid

Fallow is a spectacular debut: hilarious, sly, sharp, and extraordinarily thoughtful about the knotty philosophical issues that arise where capitalism and the body meet. Sarah Anderson is a dazzling new talent

Lauren Groff

Unputdownable... Fallow speaks directly to these mixed-up times. I loved this novel. It sings in so many registers and with so much heart. Sarah Anderson is a major new talent

Julie Buntin

Fallow is a sly marvel of a novel: a witty, vivacious page-turner that doubles as a wry critique of capitalism, corporate culture, and reproductive politics. Sarah Anderson’s debut — a kind of gonzo Handmaid’s Tale—is simply dazzling in its audacity and invention

Peter Ho Davies

Fallow is sharp, thought-provoking and a rollicking good time. Anderson tackles the false promises of comfort and commodity with wonderful wit and insight; this is a story that will linger.

Aisling Rawle

Sarah Anderson’s imaginative debut posits a world in which the corporate has almost wholly consumed the human. So disturbingly plausible it can scarcely be considered satire, Fallow is a very funny book about work and ambition, the faltering systems that dictate much of contemporary life, and the possibility of another way forward

Rumaan Alam

Darkly funny... Anderson sustains an absurd yet disturbingly realistic critique of corporate America. This dystopian tale is as sharp as it is moving

Publishers Weekly

Unfolding into an utterly unexpected journey, Anderson’s debut novel is an engrossing commentary on workplace culture, autonomy, and late-stage capitalism. Readers of Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear (2026) and Aisling Rawle's The Compound (2025) will enjoy the morally gray protagonist and the wry humor in a dystopian-tinged setting

Booklist

A complete riot. Searingly funny and impossible to put down, Fallow is inventive, astute and terrifyingly believable. Sinking back into Natalie’s world quickly became the best part of my day. A deliciously fun book – the kind you devour, all the while hoping it’ll never end.

Augustine Cerf