Sara Gran

Sara Gran (born 1971) is an American author.

Sara Gran
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Brooklyn, United States
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
GenreCrime fiction

Career

Gran is the author of seven novels, including Come Closer and Dope. Her novel Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead was the first in a series; it won the 2012 Macavity Award for "Best Novel."[1] Her third Claire DeWitt novel, The Infinite Blacktop, was published on September 18, 2018.[2]

Gran started the small press Dreamland Books.[3]

Television and film

A number of Gran's novels have come to the attention of the film and television industry. Her 2003 novel Come Closer was looked at by director Carter Smith although, as of October 2012, nothing has yet been released.[4][5] The same applies to her 2006 novel Dope, which had actress Julianne Moore slated for the lead role, although no episodes have yet been released.[6][7]

Gran has written scripts for the TNT show Southland and two other series, Chance and Berlin Station. She also is developing an adaptation of Corinne May Botz's novel Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death with director/producer Guillermo del Toro.[8][9]

Bibliography
Year Title Publisher Note
2001Saturn's Return to New YorkSoho PressRe-released 2019[10]
2003Come CloserSoho Press
2006Dope Putnam
2011Claire DeWitt and the City of the DeadHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
2013Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian HighwayHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
2018The Infinite Blacktop[11] Atria BooksClaire DeWitt novel[12]
2022The Book of the Most Precious SubstanceDreamland Books

References
  1. "Macavity Awards". Mystery Readers International. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. "The Infinite Blacktop". Kirkus Reviews (published September 18, 2018). July 2, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. "About".
  4. Lavallee, Eric (November 30, 2010). "Sundance 2011: New Short from Carter Smith". I On Cinema. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  5. Goldstein, Gregg (November 15, 2007). "Bregman and Miramax will 'Come Closer'". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  6. Jeffery, Morgan (August 16, 2011). "Julianne Moore to star in HBO drama Dope - US TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  7. Ausiello, Michael (August 15, 2011). "Scoop: Julianne Moore Eyes Starring Role in HBO's Mad Men-Esque Drama Series –". TVLine. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  8. Chitwood, Adam (September 18, 2012). "Guillermo del Toro to Develop 1950s Crime Solving Drama NUTSHELL STUDIES at HBO". Collider. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  9. White, James (September 18, 2012). "Del Toro Enrolls In Nutshell Studies | Movie News". Empire Online. Empire. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  10. "New in Paperback: Saturn's Return to New York". Soho Press. February 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  11. The Infinite Blacktop: A Novel. Simon & Schuster:Atria Books. September 18, 2018. ISBN 9781501165719. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  12. DeSilva, Bruce (September 17, 2018). "The Infinite Blacktop: A Novel (Claire DeWitt)". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved January 5, 2020.


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