Laura Ruby


Laura Ruby is the author of twelve books, including Bone Gap, winner of the 2016 Printz Award and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award.
Bone Gap is a coming-of-age mystery about a kidnapping in a small Midwestern town, and it incorporates elements of mythology and magical realism. The New York Times Book Review called it a "lush and original young adult novel".
In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Ruby characterized her award-winning novel as an "oddball" book that doesn't fit neatly into one genre.

Biography

Ruby grew up in New Jersey, and now lives in the Chicago area.
She is a faculty member at Hamline University in the low-residency MFA program in writing for children and young adults.
She teaches fantasy writing workshops for children's authors at Highlights.
York: The Shadow Cipher, was released in May 2017.
Her most recent book, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All, was named a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Published works