Join us for a virtual author talk and Q&A with Ruta Sepetys as part of Teen Lit Takeover! Register to be emailed an invitation link prior to the program start time.

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.

This program is supported by MELSA and funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Registrants will be emailed joining instructions prior to the start of the program. You can also join via Webex by clicking this link or by visiting anokacounty.webex.com and entering the Webinar number (access code): 2461 889 8860.