New York Times,
USA Today, and
#1 Indie Bestseller

BETH IS DEAD

A modern 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 one another.

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  • Inaugural selection for Reese Witherspoon’s new Gen Z Book Club, Sunnie Reads

  • Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

  • Indie Next Pick

  • Apple Books Must-Listen

  • Spotify Editor’s Pick

"One need not be familiar with Louisa May Alcott's work to appreciate debut author Bernet's brilliantly snappy contemporary riff on Little Women."

Kirkus Starred Review

“Bernet does a masterful job of preserving the distinct personalities and ambitions of the classic characters, transporting them to a contemporary setting, and making them fresh and relevant for today's readers.”

Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review

“Katie Bernet’s audacious and
astonishingly successful. debut novel reimagines Little Women as a metafictional murder mystery.”

Shelf Awareness Starred Review

"The March sister remix you never knew you needed." —David Arnold, NYT Bestselling Author

"The March sister remix you never knew you needed." —David Arnold, NYT Bestselling Author

"An electrifying twist on a beloved classic." —Bill Wood, Bestselling Author

"An electrifying twist on a beloved classic." —Bill Wood, Bestselling Author

"A killer good time." —Cosmopolitan

"A killer good time." —Cosmopolitan

Rights & Translations

Australia & New Zealand PRH

UK Scholastic

French Gallmeister

Spanish Ediciones SM

Italian Sperling & Kupfer

Russian AST

Polish Muza

German DTV

Dutch Unieboek Spectrum

Portuguese Rocco

Hungarian Agave Könyvek

Indonesia PT Gramedia

Ukrainian Vivat

Turkish Ephesus

About

Katie Bernet is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestselling author of “Beth Is Dead.” She’s an award-winning creative director and a long-standing member of the DFW Writer’s Workshop. As the oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of “Little Women.”

Events

TeenBookCon

Houston, TX
April 11

BookCon

New York, NY
April 19

Y’allWest

Santa Monica, CA
April 25

 Contact

  • For general inquiries, please contact Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary.

  • For publicity inquiries, please contact Alex Kelleher-Nagorski at Simon & Schuster.

  • For film and TV inquiries, please contact Jeff Aghassi at Aghassi Literary Managament.

  • For foreign rights inquiries, please contact Nicole Eisenbraun at Ginger Clark Literary.

  • Feel free to contact me directly.