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Rebecca Serle

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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

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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

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In Five Years (2020)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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Standalone novels

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  • 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

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

Adaptations

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References

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  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
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