{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ruta Sepetys: A Fortune of Sand","description":"Ruta Sepetys talks about her ninth book and first adult novel,&amp;nbsp;A FORTUNE OF SAND,&amp;nbsp;with Carol Fitzgerald. Set in 1920s Detroit during the Prohibition era, the story is centered on the wealthy Lennox automotive dynasty behaving badly and accumulating power. The youngest daughter, Marjorie, uncovers a web of family secrets.&amp;nbsp;The book&amp;nbsp;is rooted in deep historical research, and explores themes of power, impermanence, control, and the fragility of constructed legacies in Detroit during this time period. Ruta discusses the control exerted over women during the era, often framed as &quot;safeguarding&quot; but functioning as suppression of creative and personal autonomy. She and Carol have a longstanding professional relationship dating back to her debut YA novel, BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY. Ruta notes that the cover design \u2014 Honolulu Blue and silver \u2014 is a nod to Detroit. She also shares that the &quot;Dear Coco&quot; interstitial letters throughout were part of the original manuscript and come together meaningfully at the end. Our Latest \u201cBookreporter Talks To\u201d Interviews: Kathryn Stockett:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/-mNe-Y9CctQ Susan Patterson:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/jvZjwDq_dUw Jane Harper:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/PTqqPXbbX8A Devi S. Laskar:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/FR-6fGxBUS4 Allison Pataki:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/5I4q_OFCiTg Patricia Finn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/QhZagqICgU4 Sadeqa Johnson:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/ED0LOkAarVE Wendy Walker:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/y-2G5AC9heU Ashley Elston:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yb_ig0leaQA Our Latest \u201cBookaccino Live\u201d Book Group Events: Wally Lamb: https:\/\/youtu.be\/-eMtMznKoVE Laura Dave: https:\/\/youtu.be\/RRWrSjdxyrc Lisa Ridz\u00e9n:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/dleYdLoh0bY Patrick Ryan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/keazeWK1lto Lily King:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/_yo2x2ZA0B0 Allen Levi:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/tELDtaqsD7g Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https:\/\/tbrnetwork.com\/newsletters\/ FOLLOW US on Facebook:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bookreporter Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions ","author_name":"Bookreporter Talks To","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41549580\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41549580"}