ASML Author Series: Ruta Sepetys

About this event

Please join us on Saturday, November 14 at 3pm for an Author Talk with renowned teen author 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 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. The ASMLAuthor Series is sponsored by ASML. Photo Credit: Laura Smith. Ruta Sepetys will be signing books after the presentation. Elm Street Books will be on site to sell a selection of her books. Attendees may also preorder books from Elm Street Books and pick up the books at the event to be signed. The Library receives a portion of proceeds from these sales. Registration is required.