Sacha Lamb

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-13

Sacha Lamb holds degrees in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University and lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean. Lamb received a Lambda Literary Fellowship in young adult fiction in 2018, and their debut novel, When the Angels Left the Old Country (2022), draws on Ashkenazi folklore, Jewish tradition, and Talmudic themes; it won the Stonewall Book Award (Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award) and the Sydney Taylor Award, received a Michael L. Printz Honor and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, won a New England Book Award, was a National Jewish Book Award finalist in Young Adult Fiction, and was later named among Parade magazine's 101 Best YA Books of All Time. Lamb's second novel, The Forbidden Book, received a Sydney Taylor Honor and was named to the Boston Globe's Best of 2024 list. Lamb has also published shorter fiction, including Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live and Epistolary, and contributes to the Jewish Book Council.

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• When the Angels Left the Old Country (2022) · When the Angels Left the Old Country Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (2 won)

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