Rebecca Donovan

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Rebecca Donovan
Born U.S.
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
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Rebecca Donovan is an American novelist. [1] [2] Her books have a special appeal to twenty-somethings, a market category publishers call new adult. [3] [4]

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Donovan, who had previously worked as an events planner, [1] began as a self-published author, but in 2012, Penguin acquired the U.K. rights to her successful "Breathing" series. [5] In 2013 she signed a contract with the Amazon.com imprint, Skyscape Publishing. [6] [7] According to the Boston Globe, to celebrate her publishing contract with Amazon, Donovan "took over" the Blithewold Mansion where she planned and held a party together with friends she had worked together with at Rafanelli Events . [1] [6]

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