Ruta Sepetys
@rutasepetys.bsky.social
Author of Historical Fiction
Seeker of Lost Stories • Explorer of Shadows Past
📘 Between Shades of Gray 📘 Salt to the Sea
📘 The Fountains of Silence 📘 I Must Betray You
📘 The Bletchley Riddle 📘 You: The Story
Seeker of Lost Stories • Explorer of Shadows Past
📘 Between Shades of Gray 📘 Salt to the Sea
📘 The Fountains of Silence 📘 I Must Betray You
📘 The Bletchley Riddle 📘 You: The Story
Thank you @people.com for the exclusive reveal of my new novel, 𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗! Detroit 1927—how far will a family dynasty go to keep their secrets? Details: tinyurl.com/3uvydh5j
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thank you @people.com for the exclusive reveal of my new novel, 𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗! Detroit 1927—how far will a family dynasty go to keep their secrets? Details: tinyurl.com/3uvydh5j
Congratulations to all!! 💕
Check out our PW Best Books 2025 for your next favorite read! buff.ly/segXqqf
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Congratulations to all!! 💕
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6 Middle Grade Historical Fiction Books by Indigenous Authors | Book Riot buff.ly/gvUBJB5
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
6 Middle Grade Historical Fiction Books by Indigenous Authors | Book Riot buff.ly/gvUBJB5
The Salt to the Sea ebook is only $2.99 this week! 😍
October 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Salt to the Sea ebook is only $2.99 this week! 😍
Thank you, Pennsylvania! ❤️
We loved discussing history and mystery with you.
We loved discussing history and mystery with you.
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you, Pennsylvania! ❤️
We loved discussing history and mystery with you.
We loved discussing history and mystery with you.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Brooklyn Book Festival on Saturday. We had a great time!
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Brooklyn Book Festival on Saturday. We had a great time!
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2025 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced buff.ly/hLdCE9i
2025 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced
The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2025 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 7, and the winner will be announced during…
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September 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
2025 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced buff.ly/hLdCE9i
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It’s a new school year at IndigenousReadsRising.com! Check out these terrific titles (and more!) along with educator resources. #KidLit #BookSky
August 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s a new school year at IndigenousReadsRising.com! Check out these terrific titles (and more!) along with educator resources. #KidLit #BookSky
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“It has always been my dream to write a book that combines so much of what I love: history, art, poetry, animals, and food!” Karina Yan Glaser in conversation with her editor Anne Hoppe about working together on Yan Glaser’s new middle grade novel, ‘The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli’ buff.ly/BqJ1q6J
August 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“It has always been my dream to write a book that combines so much of what I love: history, art, poetry, animals, and food!” Karina Yan Glaser in conversation with her editor Anne Hoppe about working together on Yan Glaser’s new middle grade novel, ‘The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli’ buff.ly/BqJ1q6J
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For the first time in a VERY long time, I took myself off for a little bike ride and a read on the river bank. Superb book for my year 5/6 class and a wonderful way to relax. @rutasepetys.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For the first time in a VERY long time, I took myself off for a little bike ride and a read on the river bank. Superb book for my year 5/6 class and a wonderful way to relax. @rutasepetys.bsky.social
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Today on the blog: A list of graphic memoirs and novels of Soviet trauma, written by women with personal or familial connections to the former USSR.
Y Nayberg, Lena Wolf, @rutasepetys.bsky.social, @verabrosgol.bsky.social, J Aleskeyeva, A Ulinich, H Moisseinen
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Y Nayberg, Lena Wolf, @rutasepetys.bsky.social, @verabrosgol.bsky.social, J Aleskeyeva, A Ulinich, H Moisseinen
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August 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today on the blog: A list of graphic memoirs and novels of Soviet trauma, written by women with personal or familial connections to the former USSR.
Y Nayberg, Lena Wolf, @rutasepetys.bsky.social, @verabrosgol.bsky.social, J Aleskeyeva, A Ulinich, H Moisseinen
puncturedlines.com/2025/08/05/g...
Y Nayberg, Lena Wolf, @rutasepetys.bsky.social, @verabrosgol.bsky.social, J Aleskeyeva, A Ulinich, H Moisseinen
puncturedlines.com/2025/08/05/g...
The 𝙄 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 eBook is only $1.99 today! 😍
August 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The 𝙄 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 eBook is only $1.99 today! 😍
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Wow, so much wonderful art! Now open for public viewing: SCBWI Summer 2025 Portfolio Showcase - www.scbwi.org/submissions/... #scbwisummer25 #KidLit #SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social
Pls show your support for *human* artists by boosting? It's a challenging time for illustrators to find work. Thank you! 🩷
Pls show your support for *human* artists by boosting? It's a challenging time for illustrators to find work. Thank you! 🩷
August 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Wow, so much wonderful art! Now open for public viewing: SCBWI Summer 2025 Portfolio Showcase - www.scbwi.org/submissions/... #scbwisummer25 #KidLit #SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social
Pls show your support for *human* artists by boosting? It's a challenging time for illustrators to find work. Thank you! 🩷
Pls show your support for *human* artists by boosting? It's a challenging time for illustrators to find work. Thank you! 🩷
Heartfelt thanks to readers, teachers, librarians, and booksellers for sharing the history! 🙏
August 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Heartfelt thanks to readers, teachers, librarians, and booksellers for sharing the history! 🙏
Fall Event Schedule 🌟
Several weeks of bookstore events, conferences, school visits, and over a dozen events with Steve Sheinkin for The Bletchley Riddle! Schedule: rutasepetys.com/events/
Several weeks of bookstore events, conferences, school visits, and over a dozen events with Steve Sheinkin for The Bletchley Riddle! Schedule: rutasepetys.com/events/
July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fall Event Schedule 🌟
Several weeks of bookstore events, conferences, school visits, and over a dozen events with Steve Sheinkin for The Bletchley Riddle! Schedule: rutasepetys.com/events/
Several weeks of bookstore events, conferences, school visits, and over a dozen events with Steve Sheinkin for The Bletchley Riddle! Schedule: rutasepetys.com/events/
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A wonderful evening celebrating @rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin's The Bletchley Riddle which was Highly Commended in the 11-13 years category of the Young Quills Award 2025!
July 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A wonderful evening celebrating @rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin's The Bletchley Riddle which was Highly Commended in the 11-13 years category of the Young Quills Award 2025!
The Bletchley Riddle ebook is only $1.99 today! 😍
June 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Bletchley Riddle ebook is only $1.99 today! 😍
𝗨𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦! Join us for a free virtual event on June 30th with Seven Stories to discuss our historical mystery 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘. Free for schools and home-educators. Registration Required: tinyurl.com/3kbn59bm
June 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
𝗨𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦! Join us for a free virtual event on June 30th with Seven Stories to discuss our historical mystery 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘. Free for schools and home-educators. Registration Required: tinyurl.com/3kbn59bm
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Readers & Writers in 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗!
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
June 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Readers & Writers in 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗!
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
Readers & Writers in 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗!
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
June 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Readers & Writers in 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗!
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
Join me Thursday, June 12th, for a free event at the Weston Library in Oxford where I will discuss the power of historical fiction. Register: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/jun25/...
📚 We are thrilled to be shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards! View the shortlists by visiting theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk.
Congrats to artist, Jim Tierney, and our UK publisher @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social ! 🥳
Congrats to artist, Jim Tierney, and our UK publisher @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social ! 🥳
June 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
📚 We are thrilled to be shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards! View the shortlists by visiting theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk.
Congrats to artist, Jim Tierney, and our UK publisher @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social ! 🥳
Congrats to artist, Jim Tierney, and our UK publisher @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social ! 🥳
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We're delighted to announce that The Bletchley Riddle by
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
May 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We're delighted to announce that The Bletchley Riddle by
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨
Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
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National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature Respond to the Removal of the Librarian of Congress buff.ly/WfKD1DD
May 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature Respond to the Removal of the Librarian of Congress buff.ly/WfKD1DD
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Authors Against Book Bans is seeking subject matter experts/veterans of the Academic Publishing, Comics, and Self-Publishing worlds to help engage more folks in those areas! Join here. @authorsabb.bsky.social
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AABB Special Expertise Request
Because our expertise is centered strongly in the traditional publishing world, AABB is seeking subject matter experts/veterans of the Academic Publishing, Comics, and Self-Publishing worlds. We're lo...
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May 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Authors Against Book Bans is seeking subject matter experts/veterans of the Academic Publishing, Comics, and Self-Publishing worlds to help engage more folks in those areas! Join here. @authorsabb.bsky.social
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🥳 Happy to announce my debut historical novel for adults!
It was such a thrill to unearth a bit of hidden history in my birthplace of Detroit. Coming summer of 2026!
It was such a thrill to unearth a bit of hidden history in my birthplace of Detroit. Coming summer of 2026!
April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🥳 Happy to announce my debut historical novel for adults!
It was such a thrill to unearth a bit of hidden history in my birthplace of Detroit. Coming summer of 2026!
It was such a thrill to unearth a bit of hidden history in my birthplace of Detroit. Coming summer of 2026!