027 - Lithuanian American, the New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys

Today we will be speaking with one of the most popular Lithuanian-American writers of historical fiction, Ruta Sepetys. Read all podcast notes and recording here: https://www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/post/ruta-sepetys-interview-with-1-new-york-times-bestselling-author Back in 2011 she debuted with her New York Times Best Seller Between Shades of Gray. That book became a hit in Lithuania, as well as the movie “Ashes on the snow”. The novel takes place in the mid-20th century, and tells a story of family that was affected by Stalinist repressions. The book was one of the first novels on the topic to break out to an international audience and has been translated into more than 27 languages. After that Ruta wrote 3 more books: Out of Easy, Salt to the Sea and the Fountains of Silence. Ruta has been described as a "seeker of lost stories" who hopes to give voice to those who weren't able to tell their story. Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: [email protected]