Laura Ruby

Ruby grew up in New Jersey, and now lives in the Chicago area.[5]

She is a faculty member at Hamline University in the low-residency MFA program in writing for children and young adults.[6][7]

She teaches fantasy writing workshops for children's authors at Highlights.[8]

Seven of Ruby's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Bone Gap (audiobook and book) (2015),[9][10] The Shadow Cipher (2017),[11] The Clockwork Ghost (2019),[12] Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (audiobook and book) (2020),[13][14] and The Map of Stars (2020).[15]

In 2015, Bone Gap was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education,[16] Chicago Public Library,[17] Locus,[18] the New York Public Library,[9] Publishers Weekly,[19] and School Library Journal.[20]

In 2017, The Shadow Cipher was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library,[21] New York Public Library,[22] and Los Angeles Public Library.[11]

In 2019, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library,[13]Locus,[23] NPR,[24] School Library Journal,[13] Shelf Awareness,[25] and Tor.com.[26]

• Official website
• One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Laura Ruby