Ruta Sepetys

Ruta Sepetys 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 students and adults worldwide. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta’s work gives voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. She is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee and is passionate about the power of history and story to foster global dialogue and connectivity.