Ruta Sepetys
Biography
Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over 60 countries and 40 languages. Sepetys is considered a “crossover” novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide.
Her novels BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY, OUT OF THE EASY and SALT TO THE SEA have won or been shortlisted for more than 40 book prizes and are included on more than 60 state award lists. BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film.
Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.
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