An Evening with Author Ruta Sepetys

The War Memorial is thrilled to host Ruta Sepetys, internationally acclaimed and #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction, for a special evening celebrating the launch of her latest novel, A Fortune of Sand. Published in more than sixty countries and forty languages, Sepetys is renowned for bringing overlooked histories to life through deeply human storytelling.

Join us for a VIP meet and greet experience* and author talk presentation.

*Meet and greet ticket is required to attend this VIP experience.

VIP Meet & Greet Experience: $58
Includes early entry for meet-and-greet event, a complimentary cocktail, and a pre-signed copy of A Fortune of Sand. 

General Admission: $40
Includes admission for one and one pre-signed copy of A Fortune of Sand.

Tickets

5:45pm: Doors open for VIP Meet & Greet tickets holders
6:45pm: Doors open for General Admission ticket holders
7:00pm: Author Talk

Set in Detroit in 1927, A Fortune of Sand follows Marjorie Lennox, the youngest daughter of a powerful automotive family, as she seeks freedom and reinvention through an exclusive arts program funded by a mysterious benefactor. But behind the glamour of Prohibition-era Detroit lies something far more unsettling. As the retreat grows increasingly restrictive and whispers of vanished women begin to spread, Marjorie finds herself drawn into a world of secrecy, manipulation, and long-buried truths. Ruta Sepetys’s official description calls the novel “a haunting mosaic of glamour and grift,” inspired by “actual, long-buried historical events.

Ruta Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Considered a “crossover” novelist, her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and recently honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Ruta is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. Ruta is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. Born in Michigan, she was raised in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. She is passionate about the power of history to foster dialogue and global understanding. The New York Times Book Review declared, “Ruta Sepetys acts as champion of the interstitial people so often ignored—whole populations lost in the cracks of history.” Ruta lives with her family in the hills of Tennessee.

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