Hailed by journalists and booksellers alike as "One of the finest voices in under-30 women’s literature" and "One of todays best authors", Sarahbeth Purcell was born into a music and art filled family in Nashville, Tennessee, where she now resides with her fiance and their two cats.

After becoming a National magazine editor with no prior experience in journalism at age twenty two, and receiving over 112 rejections with previous books (without an agent), Sarahbeth finally found an agent who believed in her and a home with an imprint of publishing giant Simon and Schuster. Purcell received a six figure, two book deal with Atria/Simon and Schuster at the age of twenty-four with her third attempt.

Sarahbeth's first published novel, LOVE IS THE DRUG, was released by Atria/Simon and Schuster in hardback in 2004 and paperback in April 2005, with complimentary reviews from publisher's bible "Booklist" and comparisons by other esteemed authors to Chuck Palahniuk (author of FIGHT CLUB, DIARY, and LULLABY, among others).

Around the same time Sarahbeth wrote LOVE IS THE DRUG, she also began experimenting with oil painting for the very first time.

While traveling extensively with her fiance for nearly two years and signing copies of LOVE IS THE DRUG at over 40 bookstores Nationwide, Sarahbeth found the time to also complete edits and rewrites on a book she had written at age twenty-two, far before she was published by Simon and Schuster / Atria.

That very book, released in April of 2006, THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG, is available in stores Nationwide by Simon and Schuster / Washington Square Press, as well as for download on ebook format via Simon and Schuster's website.

In between writing, Sarahbeth continued to pursue her hobbies of photography and painting with some very positive results.

Sarahbeth's first gallery show for her work with paints was a rousing success in Nashville at Edgehill Studios in December of 2006-February 2007. Purcell's photography has been published both in print throughout the US and online throughout the world.

Sarahbeth has continually used her writing and visual art career as well as her lifelong music contacts as a springboard for her philanthropic efforts. Year after year, Sarahbeth has donated her talents and most importantly to Purcell, her personal time to work with, read to and speak with children for literacy, help to raise money for children who need financial assistance to receive better educations and has also donated items from both literature and art realms to raise money for animal rights and to battle Lupus.

In 2005, directly after Hurricane Katrina devastated a large portion of the Gulf Coast, Purcell helped found Saints Marching In, a handful of concerned artists like Purcell who wanted to help the victims of the national disaster in any way possible. Not content with just giving money to a charity or attending a benefit, Sarahbeth personally had a hand in every facet of the benefit music and auction shows put on by the group to help victims of Katrina. From contacting musician friends and venues to form the numerous successful shows, to petitioning all sorts of national and local retailers for donations in the SMI silent auction, Purcell and the rest of the members of Saints Marching In raised thousands in aid that went directly to those who needed it most.

Sarahbeth is currently hard at work on all three of her successful career ventures in the arts, with a display of new visual art at Edgehill Studios beginning December 15th and a four month artist's residency at Local Color Gallery beginning the week of January 8th. See the news section for details and stay tuned!