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Sarah Beth Durst
State: New York
Sarah Beth Durst is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty-five books for adults, teens, and kids, including cozy fantasy The Spellshop. She's been awarded the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Libby Book Award for Best Fantasy, and the 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.
Genres: Fantasy
Audiences: Adult, Young Adult
Books by Sarah Beth Durst
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The Spellshop series
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Adult
Tags: Cozy Fantasy
The Spellshop Series is a cozy romantasy filled with magic, warmth, and second chances. Brimming with singing flowers, illicit spell-selling, and honey cakes, these cottagecore stories follow librarians and gardeners as they find enchantment in everyday life.
The Queens of Renthia series
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Adult
Tags: Epic Fantasy
The Queens of Renthia is an epic fantasy series set in a world teeming with elemental spirits — fierce, wild, and deadly. To keep the peace between nature and humanity, queens wield magical power to control the spirits… or die trying. Brimming with elemental battles, fierce heroines, and lush world-building, this series blends court intrigue, environmental magic, and female empowerment into a sweeping fantasy adventure.
Race the Sands
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Adult
Tags: Epic Fantasy
Two kickass women battle injustice, corruption, and deadly enemies in their quest to become monster racing champions.
Ice
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Young Adult
A polar bear, true love, and one girl's impossible quest across the frozen North. Would you risk everything for a fairy tale?