Rebecca Serle

Rebecca Serle
NationalityAmerican

Rebecca Serle is an American author and television writer. Her novel In Five Years was a New York Times best seller, and her Famous in Love series was adapted into a young adult television series on Freeform.

Personal life

Serle received a Master of Fine Arts degree from The New School.[1]

She grew up in Maui[2] and currently has residences in New York City and Los Angeles.[1]

Selected works

In Five Years (2020)

In Five Years was published March 10, 2020 by Atria Books.

Before publication, In Five Years was named one of the most anticipated books of 2020 by Good Housekeeping[3] and She Reads.[4]

After publication, the book was a New York Times and IndieBound best seller[5] and was a book club selection for Good Morning America[6][7] and Marie Claire.[8] The New York Times named the audiobook edition of their "New & Noteworthy Audiobooks" in March 2020.[9]

It received positive reviews from Kirkus,[5] Seattle Book Review,[10] Booklist,[11] Library Journal,[12] and Publishers Weekly.[13]

In Five Years was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Romance.[14]

One Italian Summer (2022)

One Italian Summer was published on March 1, 2022 by Atria Books.[15] The book was named one of "Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of 2022."[16]

It has received a positive review from Kirkus.[17]

Famous in Love series (2014–2015)

The Famous in Love series consists of two books: Famous in Love (2014) and Truly, Madly, Famously (2015).

Famous in Love received positive reviews from Kirkus[18] and Publishers Weekly.[19] The sequel received a positive review from Booklist.[20]

Television adaptation

Main article: Famous in Love

Freeform adapted the series into a young adult television series by the same name.[21][22][23] The series ran for two seasons from April 18, 2017[24] to June 29, 2018.[25]

Publications

Standalone novels

  • When You Were Mine (2012)
  • The Edge of Falling (2014)
  • The Dinner List (2018)
  • In Five Years (2020)
  • One Italian Summer (2022)
  • Expiration Dates (2024)

Famous in Love series

  1. Famous in Love (2014)
  2. Truly, Madly, Famously (2015)

Adaptations

References

  1. ^ a b "Rebecca Serle". Rebecca Serle. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  2. ^ "Famous in Love". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. ^ Sutton, Megan (2019-10-07). "The best books coming out in 2020". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  4. ^ Johnson, Ashley (2019-12-10). "The Most Anticipated Books of 2020 - She Reads -". She Reads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  5. ^ a b "In Five Years". Kirkus Reviews. March 3, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  6. ^ America, Good Morning. "'GMA' Book Club pick: Read an excerpt of 'In Five Years'". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  7. ^ Nicolaou, Elena (2020-11-02). "All 13 of "Good Morning America's" Book Club Picks Are Page-Turners". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. ^ Epstein, Rachel (2020-05-01). "'In Five Years' Is Not the Story You Think It Is". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  9. ^ "New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From 'The Office' to Eating Well". The New York Times. 2020-03-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ^ Perry, Sarah (March 2020). "In Five Years: A Novel | Seattle Book Review". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  11. ^ In Five Years. February 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Booklist.
  12. ^ Hong, Terry (2021-01-01). "In Five Years". Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  13. ^ "Fiction Book Review: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. Atria, $27 (272p) ISBN 978-1-982137-44-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  14. ^ "In Five Years". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  15. ^ Serle, Rebecca (2022-03-01). One Italian Summer. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-9821-6681-6.
  16. ^ Cybil (2021-12-27). "Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of 2022". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  17. ^ "One Italian Summer". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  18. ^ "Famously in Love". Kirkus Reviews. October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  19. ^ "Children's Book Review: Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle. Little, Brown, $18 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-36632-8". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  20. ^ Reagan, Maggie (October 22, 2015). "Truly, Madly, Famously". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2015-03-19). "Bella Thorne To Star In ABC Family Drama 'Famous In Love' From Marlene King". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-04-07). "Bella Thorne Drama Pilot 'Famous In Love' Picked Up To Series By Freeform". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  23. ^ Elizabeth, De (2017-04-18). "Rebecca Serle Says Bella Thorne Was ALWAYS 'Famous In Love's Leading Lady". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  24. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2017-03-09). "Freeform's Marlene King Series 'Famous in Love' to Launch With Full-Season Binge (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  25. ^ Swift, Andy (2018-06-29). "Famous in Love Officially Cancelled; Freeform Laments 'Difficult Decision'". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  26. ^ Info for book