Press for The Book of the Most Precious Substance
PRIZES
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Finalist for the Ray Bradbury Prizes for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
CrimeFest eDUNNIT Award
Winner of the best crime ebook award in 2022
PROFILE
Los Angeles Times
Sara Gran’s new novel is about ‘the perfect book.’ She knows there’s no such thing
REVIEW
New York Times
A Palpably Seductive Search for a Grimoire of Sex Magic
Bookpage
Starred Review: Readers will ache for Lily and Abel and envy what they once had. This is just one part of what makes Sara Gran’s erotically charged thriller so worth reading.
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review: Gran perfectly captures the eccentric world of antiquarian bookselling while portraying a profound and magical reckoning with loss and the possibility of going on. She has outdone herself.
Tor.com
Good Cheeky Fun With Depth: Sara Gran’s The Book of the Most Precious Substance
NewCity Lit
Magic Act: A Review of The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Library Journal
Billed as an erotic thriller, Gran’s (“Claire DeWitt” series) much-anticipated return to the page is more of an adventure story with lots of sex—and black magic.
Shelf Awareness
Some of the characters may be insatiable, but readers will find The Book of the Most Precious Substance's ending immensely satisfying.
Dayton Daily News
Search can sometimes yield just the book you need
Crime Fiction Lover
The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Pick Your Potions
Booktail honoring The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Tattered Covers & Broken Spines
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Irish Times
The rest of October ‘s best crime fiction; Including The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Big Issue
The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds
Daily Mail
Brilliant, beautifully written page-turner
Universe in Words
The Book of the most Precious Substance is a delightful read, full of mystery and eroticism
Red
The 10 Best Books Out This Month
INTERVIEW
Crime Reads
Sara Gran talks publishing, sex magic, and ownership for authors.
WWNO 89.9 The Reading Life
Susan Larson talks with Sara Gran about her new book, “The Book of The Most Precious Substance.”
largehearted boy
Sara Gran's Playlist for Her Novel "The Book of the Most Precious Substance"
Lit Hub
Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers
91.3WYSO The Book Nook
'The Book of the Most Precious Substance' by Sara Gran
Lit Hub
Why Sara Gran Self-Published After Years in the Book Industry
Fine Books Magazine
The Book of the Most Precious Substance: An Interview with Sara Gran
Lit Hub
Sara Gran on That Unputdownable Quality of Mysteries
PODCAST
Book Dreams
Ep. 110: That Compelling Unputdownable Quality, with Sara Gran
Against Everyone With Conner Habib
Author Sara Gran joins Conner Habib to discuss occultism, obscurity, and the unknown in fiction.
Blind Date With a Book
Valentine’s Day Reading Recommendations
Reading Glasses
Ep 246 -Talking Bears and Long Roads – Finding Very Specific Books with Sara Gran
Writers on Writing
Sara Gran and Barbara DeMarco-Barrett talk about her new erotic thriller, revising, the book within the book and why she chose to start a publishing company to publish the novel rather than going through an agent and traditional publisher.
So Many Damn Books
Sara Gran joins Christopher in the Damn Library to talk The Book of the Most Precious Substance, which is wildly exciting - her books are some of the most cited in So Many Damn Books history.
Kirkus Reviews
The right publisher for Sara Gran’s sexy new literary thriller? The author herself.
Unlikeable Female Characters
The Joy of Sex Magic with Sara Gran
SARA GRAN’S WRITING
Crime Reads
Sara Gran considers the art of suspense. Or, five pointers to keep your readers riveted.
NEWS
Faber
Faber to publish new novel by Sara Gran.
The Bookseller
Faber grabs Gran's 'seductive and scary' standalone novel
LIST
Lit Hub
What The Reviewers Say, The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Lit Hub
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Lit Hub, Book Marks
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Fine Books Magazine
Spring 2022 Books About Books Roundup
Crime Reads
Bad Love, Good Sex: The Best Thirst Traps in Crime Fiction
IGN
Biggest Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books of February 2022
Crime Reads
10 New Books Coming Out This Week
Crime Reads
5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February
Tor.com
All the New Horror and Genre-Bending Books Arriving in February!
New York Times
Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Crime Reads
The Best New Crime Fiction Coming Out This Month
Tor.com
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in February!
Everything Zoomer
February’s Best Fiction: 11 Must-Read Books
Lit Reactor
2022 Horror You Do Not Want to Miss
This Is Horror
Look Out For … The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Crime Reads
The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022
Book & Film Globe
The Year in Horror Fiction
Nightfire
All the Horror Books We’re Excited About in 2022
Ladies of Horror Fiction
What We’ve Been Reading #122
YOUTUBE
Weekly Lit Episode 32
Sara Gran and the Book of the Year?
Reading This Life
Sara Gran's New Book The Book of the Most Precious Substance: A Surprising Review
Beyond Solitaire Books
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Book Blather
Buddy Read Book Review - The Book of the Most Precious Substance - Sara Gran
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Giant Thriller Book Haul
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