Praise for We Are Light

“An ingenious and highly original composition. What emerges is a beautiful, soulful, rich, and relevant portrait of what people are looking for when they reject science, of what people can do to themselves, just to stay together, to be part of a herd, a group, a ‘we.’” ―Jury, Libris Literature Prize

“This novel has a good chance of becoming the most remarkable and formally innovative debut novel of the spring. It’s a remarkable novel, and, despite its oppressive subject, a true pleasure to read.” ―Der Standard

“Convincingly, Gerda Blees finds her meticulously narrated way through the mine field of fashionable trends.” ―Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“A penetrating psychological text that plumbs the depths of human deception of ourselves and others.” ―Die Presse

• Winner of the 2021 European Union Literature Prize
• A group of idealists attempts to live on light alone, until one of their members starves to death and they become suspects in a criminal investigation
• Advance galleys and digital reader copies
• Digital assets including trailer & author video
• Signed book plates available
• National TV, radio, print, and online review campaign
• Consumer-facing national advertising campaign on Shelf Awareness, Lithub, NPR, Foreword Reviews, Goodreads
• Book club discussion guide
• Bookstore co-op available
• Excerpt placement
• Social media campaign & Goodreads Giveaway Advance reader and digital reader copies