Personal life
Sass grew up in the Midwestern and Southern United States [3] and began training in figure skating as a child. He passed his U.S. Figure Skating Senior Moves in the Field test while in law school, [4] then worked as a technical writer and legal editor [4] while writing creatively on the side. His debut middle grade novel, Ana on the Edge, was purchased by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. [5]
At the age of 33, Sass passed the U.S. Figure Skating Senior Free Skate test, [4] then went on to compete as a member of the Masters synchronized skating team, IceSymmetrics. [4] IceSymmetrics won the bronze medal at the 2018 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships [6] and the silver medal at the 2019 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. [7] Sass also holds test judge appointments with U.S. Figure Skating in Gold Singles and Bronze Ice Dance. [4]
Sass is Jewish [8] and autistic. [4] He describes himself as gay, transmasculine [8] and non-binary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. [9]
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. [8]
Selected works
Ana on the Edge
Sass' debut novel follows twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning U.S. Juvenile figure skating champion, as Ana navigates old and new friendships, the financial hardships of elite figure skating, and a newly discovered non-binary gender identity. [10] It was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on October 20, 2020, and received a starred review from Booklist . [11] Ana on the Edge went on to be named a Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2020 selection, [12] an American Library Association 2021 Rainbow List Top 10 for Young Readers title, [13] a selection in the Chicago Review of Books Notable List of Debut Books by Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Authors, [14] and was named to the New York Public Library's "Favorite Trans, Nonbinary, and GNC Titles of 2020. [15] It also received a favorable review in The New York Times Book Review . [16]
Ellen Outside the Lines
Sass' second novel features Ellen Katz, an autistic thirteen-year-old, who is attempting to regain a long-time friendship on a class trip to Barcelona, Spain. It explores Spanish and Catalan culture, as well as queer and Jewish identity. [4] Ellen Outside the Lines released on March 22, 2022, from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Camp QUILTBAG
Co-authored with Nicole Melleby, Camp QUILTBAG is a story about twelve-year-old Abigail Rabb and thirteen-year-old Kai Lindquist, who are attending a summer camp for queer youth for vastly different reasons. They make a pact to help themselves settle in at camp, all while navigating their queer identities and a competition pitting cabin against cabin. [17] It was released by Algonquin Young Readers on March 21, 2023. It was named an American Library Association 2024 Rainbow List Top 10 for Young Readers title. [18]
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