Out of the Easy

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 @RutaSepetys  and Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor.