Ruta Sepetys (Rūta Šepetys) is an internationally acclaimed, 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 young people and adults worldwide. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Sepetys is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. Her books have won or been shortlisted for over forty book prizes, are included on over thirty state reading lists, and are currently in development for film and television.
Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. Born in Michigan, she was raised in a family of artists, readers,...
