Ruta Sepetys, I MUST BETRAY YOU
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys joins Zibby to discuss her latest novel, I Must Betray You. Ruta explains why she was drawn to tell Romania's under-discussed history, what she found as she began to conduct her research, and how she carries on with her daily life while writing about such heavy subjects. The two also talk about how to write good historical fiction and what Ruta is working on next.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
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| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
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| 0:58.3 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Ruta Sipetus is the author of I Must Betray You. |
| 1:02.0 | She is an internationally acclaimed number one New York Times best-selling author of historical fiction, |
| 1:07.0 | published in over 60 countries and 40 languages. |
| 1:10.0 | Sopettis is considered a crossover novelist as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. |
| 1:15.3 | Her novels, Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than 40 book prizes and are included on more than 60 state award lists. |
| 1:25.8 | Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, |
| 1:29.4 | and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. |
| 1:32.5 | Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruda, is passionate about the power of history and literature |
| 1:36.4 | to foster global awareness and connectivity. |
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