Tucson Festival of Books

Katie Bernet (she/her/hers)



Mae Haines

Katie Bernet is the author of the young adult mystery thriller, "Beth Is Dead," a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. She's an award-winning creative director, a long-standing member of the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Writer's Workshop, and the director of the 2025 DFW Writer's Conference. As the oldest of three sisters, Bernet is a diehard fan of "Little Women."

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Book:
Beth Is Dead
Teen
Sarah Barley Books / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
January 2026
ISBN 9781665988698
400 pages