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Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst
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Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of the young adult novels Vessel; Drink, Slay, Love; Enchanted Ivy; and Ice; as well as the middle-grade novels Into the Wild and Out of the Wild. She has twice been a finalist for SWFA’s Andre Norton Award, for... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Be prepared. Be happy. Watch out for skunks.
Learn more about Sarah Beth Durst
My life in 8 words: "Full of family, chocolate, writing, books, and love."
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September 26, 2011
Last week I celebrated the book birthday for my latest YA novel, DRINK, SLAY, LOVE, so I thought I'd take a moment to tell the...
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November 4, 2009
In ICE, Cassie journeys over the sea ice, across the tundra, and through the boreal forest. And today she has crossed the...
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October 7, 2009
Book birthdays are a bit like real birthdays.  You can't help but look back at how you got here. My mom is the one who hooked...
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Vessel will be released on September 11, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Drink, Slay, Love will be released on September 11, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 16, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Drink, Slay, Love
Nov 04, 2011
Author Voices:
Talking to Myself
Sep 27, 2011
Enchanted Ivy will be released on September 13, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Sep 13, 2011
Enchanted Ivy is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 13, 2011
Drink, Slay, Love will be released on September 13, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 13, 2011
Drink, Slay, Love is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 13, 2011
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Drink, Slay, Love
Sep 06, 2011
Enchanted Ivy will be released on October 12, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 12, 2010
Ice is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 12, 2010
Ice will be released on October 12, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Oct 12, 2010
Enchanted Ivy is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 12, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Enchanted Ivy
Sep 30, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Ice
Feb 04, 2010

Sarah Beth Durst Revealed

Sarah Beth Durst Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Be prepared. Be happy. Watch out for skunks. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Darth Vader. He makes an entrance, reveals important plot twists, has a softer side, and wears a cool cape. What more could you want from a villain? Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I like being me. I am (knock on wood!) very lucky. I have a family who loves me, and I am doing what I always dreamed of doing. But if we're talking about just for a day... I think it would be cool to be a dolphin. But not one of those pink Amazon dolphins because they're kind of ridiculous looking and the bottlenose dolphins are always mocking them on their blogs. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. I'd like to sound all sophisticated and pick a romantic or exotic locale like the Amalfi Coast or Venice or Thailand. But really, I'd like to be in Disney World. It's just so clean. And they have these really good strawberry popsicles and chocolate-covered bananas. Q. What do you regret most? A. I regret those thousand little moments where I didn't say the right thing or was too shy to say anything at all. I also regret a certain jar of expired mayonnaise. Learn more about Sarah Beth Durst

Authors on the Web

Newsday, April 24, 2012
...by Beth Whitehouse / beth.whitehouse@newsday.com When Sarah Beth Durst was growing up, she would have given anything to meet a real author who made her feel like her dream of writing books was possible. "I thought they...
Shreveport Times, April 3, 2012
...Lee Carey "Tempest" by Julie Cross "Don't Breathe a Word" by Holly Cupala "Drink, Slay, Love" by Sarah Beth Durst "Switched" by Amanda Hocking "The Darlings in Love" by Melissa Kantor "The Disenchantments" by Nina LaCour...
Welland Tribune, October 15, 2011
...adventure. This novel is a unique combination of werewolves and the historic RMS Titanic. Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst Pearl is a 16-year-old vampire who was stabbed by a Unicorn. Now, Pearl has special abilities such as being able to withstand...
Three Village Patch, July 29, 2011
...Sarah Beth Durst, 37, is the author of several young adult and middle school fantasy novels. Her latest book, Drink, Slay, Love , is set to be released in September. Durst spent...
Three Village Patch, July 10, 2011
...ll find lighthearted romances by Gina Ardito, children's mysteries by Cynthia Baxter, and young adult novels by Sarah Beth Durst. You'll find novels, collections of poetry and memoirs by Richard M. Elman. You'll also find the works of David Bouchier,...
Bradenton Herald, July 3, 2011
...a fight to save the world. (Riordan is also the author of the Percy Jackson series.) “Ice” by Sarah Beth Durst is a retelling of “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” -- a classic fairy tale. Cassie lives at an Arctic science station with her...
Garner News, February 6, 2012
...s stories, she treats them like toys, unaware that she is endangering their lives. “Into the Wild” by Sarah Beth Durst Rapunzel tries to live a normal life after her escape from the Wild and the fairy tale plots it imposes, but when the Wild takes...
CSI: Librarian, October 9, 2011
...A weekly post where I list some of the awesome books I bought, received in the mail, or checked out of the library.In the Mail:   Review copies of a ton of books from Simon & Schuster - Flesh and Fire, The Weight of Stone, and The Shattered Vine by...
book'd out, September 25, 2011
...part – its writing the reviews that takes me so long! What I read: Drink Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durst ★★★★ Love, Honor and O’Brien by Jennifer Rowe (review to come) ★★★1/2 Frost Moon (Skindancer #1) by Francis Anthony ★★★★ ...
Laini Taylor's blog, September 25, 2011
...I have missed you. I will soooo be rereading now!'     Currently reading ...Drink Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durst. I love that such an unabashedly quirky premise is written with such intelligence and wit. Vampire girl stabbed through the heart by a...
Book Rat, September 24, 2011
...In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. New to my shelves: Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst Persuade Me by Juliet Archer The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart Ophelia by Lisa Klein A Swift Pure Cry by...
book'd out, September 23, 2011
...Elle Beauregard ★★★ & Giveaway The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty ★★★★ Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst ★★★★ Frost Moon by Anthony Francis ★★★1/2 I have also read but not yet reviewed Love, Honour and...
book'd out, September 22, 2011
...Title: Drink, Slay, Love Author: Sarah Beth Durst Publisher: Margaret K McElderry Sept 2011 Synopsis : What happens when a vampire is stabbed through the heart by a were-unicorn? She suddenly develops a very inconvenient conscience. Oops. Status...