Sara Gran Explained

Sara Gran
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Author
Language:English
Citizenship:United States
Genre:Crime fiction

Sara Gran (born 1971) is an American author.

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,, 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 is also developing an adaptation of Corinne May Botz's novel Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death with director/producer Guillermo del Toro.[8] [9]

Gran is also the author of the eight-episode Audible Original audiodrama Marigold released in 2021.

Bibliography

YearTitlePublisherNote
2001 Saturn's Return to New York Re-released 2019[10]
2003 Come Closer Soho Press
2006 Dope
2011 Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
2013 Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2018 The Infinite Blacktop[11] Claire DeWitt novel[12]
2022 The Book of the Most Precious Substance Dreamland Books

External links

Notes and References

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