Ruta Sepetys, author portrait
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Ruta Sepetys

Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty 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 forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty 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. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @RutaSepetys.
Salt to the Sea: Collector's Edition
The Bletchley Riddle
The Expanded Ruta Sepetys Collection (5-Book Paperback Boxed Set)
You: The Story
I Must Betray You
Between Shades of Gray
The Fountains of Silence
Las fuentes del silencio
Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In)
Salt to the Sea
Out of the Easy
Between Shades of Gray

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Franklin, IN 46131
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Saint Louis, MO 63110
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Greenville, SC 29601
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Watch Hill, RI 02891
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Books

Salt to the Sea: Collector's Edition
The Bletchley Riddle
The Expanded Ruta Sepetys Collection (5-Book Paperback Boxed Set)
You: The Story
I Must Betray You
Between Shades of Gray
The Fountains of Silence
Las fuentes del silencio
Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In)
Salt to the Sea
Out of the Easy
Between Shades of Gray

Events

Tue May 26
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14
Nashville, TN 37215
Google Map

Wed May 27
Huntsville Library
Huntsville, AL 35801
Google Map

Thu May 28
St. Thomas Presbyterian Church
14100 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079
Google Map

Sun May 31
McClean & Eakin
307 E Lake St.
Petoskey, MI 49770
Google Map

Tue Jun 02
Plymouth Library at Penn Theater
760 Penniman Avenue
Plymouth, MI 48170
Google Map

Wed Jun 03
Grosse Pointe Library at Grosse Pointe War Memorial
32 Lake Shore Dr
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
Google Map

Thu Jun 04
Shuler Books
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Google Map

Thu Jun 11
Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
Google Map

Fri Jun 12
Nantucket Book Festival
Nantucket, MA 02554
Google Map

Mon Jun 15
Wild Geese at The Garment Factory
101 E Wayne St
Franklin, IN 46131
Google Map

Tue Jun 16
The Novel Neighbor at 18 Rails
3730 Foundry Way
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Google Map

Thu Jun 25
M.Judson Booksellers
Greenville, SC 29601
Google Map

Fri Jun 26
Litchfield Books`
Pawley's Island, SC 29585
Google Map

Wed Aug 05
Ocean House Author Series
Watch Hill, RI 02891
Google Map

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