Ruta Sepetys

6 Middle Grade Historical Fiction Books by Indigenous Authors | Book Riot buff.ly/gvUBJB5

Thank you!! ❤️

The Salt to the Sea ebook is only $2.99 this week! 😍

Yay!! And happy belated birthday. Hope it was wonderful!

Thank you, Pennsylvania! ❤️
We loved discussing history and mystery with you.

Thank you, Melissa! ❤️

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Brooklyn Book Festival on Saturday. We had a great time!

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…

2025 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced buff.ly/hLdCE9i

It’s a new school year at IndigenousReadsRising.com! Check out these terrific titles (and more!) along with educator resources. #KidLit #BookSky

“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

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

Thank you for reading The Bletchley Riddle, Ruth! What a wonderful spot to relax and read. 😍

Collage of seven book covers

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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The 𝙄 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪 eBook is only $1.99 today! 😍

Promotional image for the SCBWI Summer Virtual Conference 2025, taking place online from July 31 to August 3. The text highlights the Portfolio Showcase, which is open to the public, and includes a registration link at scbwi.org. The illustration by Liz Brizzi shows diverse children engaged in creative activities with famous landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

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! 🩷

Heartfelt thanks to readers, teachers, librarians, and booksellers for sharing the history! 🙏

I'll check! 😍

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/

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! 😍

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

Thank you so much for attending the event!

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/...

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/...

Thank you so much!! 😍

📚 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 ! 🥳

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...

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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...

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!