Sarah Elizabeth Gallagher

Sarah Gallagher, Ph.D. is a content creator and pop-culture enthusiast who makes content on TikTok and Instagram (@sarahelizabeth_talks). While she talks about pop culture and literature generally, her major focus has been on The Twilight Renaissance and all things Twilight. She is the author of Why We Love (and Hate) Twilight: The Highs and Lows of The Twilight Saga and has been featured in Rolling Stone, MSNBC, Buzzfeed and Business Insider. She was also a contributor on the first season of The Big Hit Show, a podcast produced by the Obamas. Twilight aside, the other great loves of her life are Taylor Swift, The 1975, Sex and the City, all Bravo programming, 90 Day Fiancé and hundreds more. Gallagher runs a podcast with her fellow fan-girl best friend, entitled Actually Obsessed, wherein each week they deep dive into one of these niche obsessions. Sarah lives just outside of Boston with her husband, two stepsons and two cats.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Twilight’s Highs and Lows

Every year since 2015, hundreds of people descend upon the tiny town of Forks, Washington, population 3,433 (as of 2024), for a festival called Forever Twilight in Forks that celebrates the legacy of Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 novel Twilight and its sequels. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Twilight’s publication,…

Sarah Elizabeth GallagherSeptember 27, 2025