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#1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories.

After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky.

An avid reader, decent quilter, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, brass figurines, and sparkly shoes, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.

To find out more about Erin and the worlds she creates, follow @penchant4words on Instagram and Threads.

She is represented by Sarah Landis at Sterling Lord Literistic.

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	House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 114,730 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Favors really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,051 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thirteenth Child 4.03 avg rating — 23,518 ratings — published 2024 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 20,564 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Land So Wide 3.59 avg rating — 4,340 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together, Apart by Erin A. Craig (Goodreads Author), Auriane Desombre (Goodreads Author), Erin Hahn (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Were Liars; The Gilded Ones; House of Salt and Sorrows; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Erin A. Craig (Goodreads Author), Namina Forna (Goodreads Author), Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Untitled (Sisters of the Salt, #3) 4.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — expected publication 2027	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Strange Duet 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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One of the most fun moments for an author on their book's path to publication is when an email comes in from their editor, full of potential cover ideas and themes, and A Land So Wide was no exception.

Katie Anderson is the cover designer behind this eerie masterpiece and truly had me spoiled for choice as we looked through and considered possible picks. From haunting setting suns to forbidding mo Read more of this blog post »

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“Nights like this were meant to be shared, remembered, and talked about for years. Skies like this were meant to be kissed under.”
― Erin A. Craig, House of Salt and Sorrows

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“Flushed with starlight and moonlight drowned,
All the dreamers are castle-bound.
At midnight’s stroke, we will unwind,
Revealing fantasies soft or unkind.
Show me debauched nightmares or sunniest daydreams.
Come not as you are but as you wish to be seen.”
― Erin A. Craig, House of Salt and Sorrows

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“We are born of the Salt, we live by the Salt, and to the Salt we return.”
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