She has lived in multiple big cities across the world; in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine; in Amsterdam, where she worked as a foreign correspondent; and Hong Kong, where she finished her degree.
While attending high school Sutherland wanted to be an actress.
In 2016, she published her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts, which was made in a feature film in 2020 by Amazon Studios.
[3] In 2020, Amazon Studios released a feature film of the novel Our Chemical Hearts, titled Chemical Hearts, starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams.
[4][5] Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US.