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Sarah Beth Durst

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Born

May 23

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Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

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August 2007

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Sarah Beth Durst is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty-five books for adults, teens, and kids, including cozy fantasy The Spellshop. She's been awarded an American Library Association Alex Award, as well as a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Several of her books have been optioned for film/television, including Drink Slay Love, which was made into a TV movie and was a question on Jeopardy! She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat. Visit her at sarahbethdurst.com. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 378,888 ratings · 64,928 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 180,694 ratings — published 2024 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 57,413 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Faraway Inn 4.15 avg rating — 20,347 ratings — published 2026 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 15,733 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sea of Charms (Spellshop, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 10,275 ratings — published 2026 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warbler 3.99 avg rating — 7,555 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice 3.71 avg rating — 7,486 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Queen (The Queens of Renthia, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 6,827 ratings — published 2017 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drink, Slay, Love 3.80 avg rating — 6,517 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vessel 3.85 avg rating — 5,553 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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NEW BOOK DEAL!!! I'm super excited to announce that I sold three new cozy fantasy books to my editors at Bramble/Tor in the US and the UK! The first one, set in a brand new fantasy world, is about a 28-year-old retired war sorceress and her rescued magical cats! So. Many. Magical. Cats. Think Galadriel goes cottagecore! It's called THE NINTH LIFE OF AN ERSTWHILE WITCH and is coming out in July 202

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Spellshop (4 books)
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The Lost (1 book)
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Into the Wild (2 books)
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Tales of Renthia (1 book)
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“She'd always been a little excitable, a little more passionate about books than your average person, but she was supposed to be -- she was a librarian, after all.”
― Sarah Beth Durst

tags: books, children-s-books, librarian, library

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“To you,” he said, “I surrender my heart and soul.”
She rolled her eyes. “Very romantic, considering you have neither.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, Drink, Slay, Love

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“It wasn’t that she didn’t like people. It was only that she liked books more.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

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Preliminary poll for January FANTASY Book of the Month

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

22 votes, 32.8%

Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson

15 votes, 22.4%

The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst

9 votes, 13.4%

The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham

9 votes, 13.4%

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

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The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster

5 votes, 7.5%

67 total votes

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message 20: by Christine

May 26, 2012 03:59AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 19: by Sarah

Mar 14, 2012 01:22PM

Sam wrote: "Hi Sarah! Just wanted to say that I absolutely love your book 'Ice'. It has inspired me so much to keep working on my own novel so that one day I can publish a novel as amazing as that.

Happy writing!"

Hi Sam,

Thanks so much! I'm so happy you liked Ice!

Good luck with your novel! Keep writing!

Best,
Sarah

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message 18: by Sarah

Nov 28, 2011 02:29AM

Robin wrote: "loved to death it rocked"

Thanks so much, Robin! So happy you liked it!

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message 17: by Danielle

Jun 02, 2011 01:43AM

Thanks for accepting my friend request. I love your books and your blog.

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message 16: by Cheryl

Feb 28, 2011 11:48PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, Sarah. I'm really looking forward to reading some of your books.

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message 15: by Sarah

Jun 05, 2010 07:30AM

Sonna **FLUTES ROCK** wrote: "Hey, Sarah--

I read Into the Wild & Out of the Wild 5 million times each. I read the first chapter of Ice online, and it sounds really good. Can't wait to get it! Anyway, I heard that you wrote a ..."

Thanks, Sonna! Hope you like Ice! My next book (Enchanted Ivy) will be out in October. I'm ridiculously excited about it. :)

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message 14: by Sarah

Jun 04, 2010 08:18PM

Hilda wrote: "Hi Sarah,
I'm currently reading Ice! I love it, bear and everything. Can't wait to read Into the Wild, it sounds amazing. :)"

Thanks so much, Hilda! I'm so happy you're enjoying it! Hope you like Into the Wild too.

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message 13: by Hilda

Jun 04, 2010 04:44PM

Hi Sarah,
I'm currently reading Ice! I love it, bear and everything. Can't wait to read Into the Wild, it sounds amazing. :)

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message 12: by Sarah

Feb 07, 2010 11:33AM

Nonie wrote: "Hi Sarah, I recently read Out of the Wild and Into the Wild, and I love them! I will hopefully get to read Ice soon. :) "

That's wonderful to hear! Thanks! So happy you liked them!

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message 11: by Nonie

Feb 07, 2010 12:28AM

Hi Sarah, I recently read Out of the Wild and Into the Wild, and I love them! I will hopefully get to read Ice soon. :)

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message 10: by Roxanne

Oct 18, 2009 11:15AM

It's a pleasure to meet you.

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message 9: by Bradley

Feb 24, 2009 02:32AM

I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Dreamsbane of Tamalor

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message 8: by Maya

Feb 14, 2009 02:54PM

Sarah wrote: "Maya wrote: "I'm reading it right now and I LOVE it. :)..."

Yay! So happy to hear that!"

Well, I finished it. And it was really good! I have to get my hands on Out of the Wild. :)

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message 7: by Sarah

Feb 11, 2009 10:55PM

Maya wrote: "I'm reading it right now and I LOVE it. :)..."

Yay! So happy to hear that!

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message 6: by Maya

Feb 11, 2009 02:48PM

Sarah wrote: "Maya wrote: "Hi Sarah!

I can't wait to read Into the Wild...it sounds AMAZING!"

Thanks so much, Maya! Hope you enjoy it!

Best wishes,
Sarah

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I'm reading it right now and I LOVE it. :)

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message 5: by Sarah

Jan 30, 2009 01:44PM

Maya wrote: "Hi Sarah!

I can't wait to read Into the Wild...it sounds AMAZING!"

Thanks so much, Maya! Hope you enjoy it!

Best wishes,
Sarah

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message 4: by Maya

Jan 30, 2009 01:21PM

Hi Sarah!

I can't wait to read Into the Wild...it sounds AMAZING!

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message 3: by Jeannie

Dec 09, 2008 12:51AM

Hi Sara and thanks so much for adding me. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Blessings,
Jeannie

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message 2: by Susan

Mar 28, 2008 10:42AM

Sarah Beth,
Just finished your book a day or so ago - FABULOUS! I really loved it. Ordered for the library! Recommended it to friends! Totally curious - noted you went to Princeton, did you get any of your ideas at the Cotsen Library's collection? I did a study on them for a library class and they had such amazing books, especially fairy tales, so wondered.
Looking forward to reading your second book.

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message 1: by Daniel (last edited Aug 26, 2016 04:26AM)

Sep 11, 2007 09:30PM

Sarah, you may end up with your books selling in the millions like J. K. Roling's books. One never can tell in this literary jungle. All the best to you in your book adventures.

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