Sara Benincasa

My next book, ABRAHAM F***ING LINCOLN, a biography of our most deified, sanitized, and idolized president, is forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing in 2027.

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Sara Benincasa is an actor, TV/film writer, and the author of REAL ARTISTS HAVE DAY JOBS, AGORAFABULOUS!, D.C. TRIP, and GREAT, as well as the forthcoming biography ABRAHAM F***ING LINCOLN (Grand Central Publishing). She's adapted two of her books for film and TV, and she wrote for Mystery Science Theater 3000. Sara is a member of the WGAE and SAG-AFTRA. She's has performed and/or taught writing and solo show workshops around the U.S. as well as in Norway, Germany, and Canada. Born and raised in the great state of New Jersey, she is currently based in Chicago. Her cat, Polly the Demon Queen, has extra toes. read more