COMING 1/6/2026
BETH IS DEAD
A contemporary reimagining of Little Women as a young adult mystery/thriller in which Beth March dies in the first chapter and her sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they begin to suspect each other.
Coming from Sarah Barley Books (Simon & Schuster).
BETH IS DEAD will also be available in Australia & New Zealand (Penguin Random House), UK (Scholastic), France (Gallmeister), Italy (Sperling & Kupfer), Russia (AST), and Poland (Muza).
About
Katie Bernet is an author living in Dallas, Texas. She’s a long-standing member of the DFW Writer’s Workshop and the director of the 2025 DFW Writer’s Conference. The oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of Little Women.
Contact
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For general inquiries, please contact Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary.
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For foreign rights inquiries, please contact Nicole Eisenbraun at Ginger Clark Literary.
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For anything else, feel free to contact the author.