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Rainbow Rowell

レインボー・ロウェル

Reinbō Rōueru

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1973-02-24 （Nebraska, United States）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Career

Occupations
Writer, Columnist, Ad copywriter, Comic book writer
Active Years
2011-
Affiliations
Marvel Comics, First Second Books

Awards

Kirkus Reviews Outstanding Debuts
2011
Work: Attachments
Organization: Kirkus Reviews
Result: Selected
Goodreads Choice Award Best Young Adult Fiction
2013
Work: Eleanor & Park
Organization: Goodreads
Result: Winner
Amazon's 10 Best Books of 2013
2013
Work: Eleanor & Park
Organization: Amazon
Result: Selected

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Attachments

2011 Contemporary romantic comedy

A company's IT guy falls in love with a woman whose email he monitors.

RomanceWorkplace romance

Eleanor & Park

2012 Young adult fiction

Two misfit teenagers fall in love on the school bus.

First loveBullyingFamily issues
Adaptations
  • [Film] Eleanor & Park

Fangirl

2013 Young adult fiction

A college freshman who writes fan fiction.

Fan cultureSelf-discoveryTwins
Adaptations
  • [Manga] Fangirl / Gabi Nam (イラスト) (2020)

Carry On

2015 Young adult fantasy

Simon Snow, a mage at a magical school, fulfills his destiny.

MagicFriendshipLGBTQ+

Pumpkinheads

2019 Graphic novel

A young adult romance set in a pumpkin patch.

YouthRomanceFriendship

Bibliography

  • Attachments
  • Eleanor & Park
  • Fangirl
  • Landline
  • Carry On
  • Wayward Son
  • Any Way the Wind Blows
  • Slow Dance
  • Pumpkinheads
  • Runaways
  • She-Hulk

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Witty dialogueEngaging character developmentPop culture references
Recurring Motifs
Romantic relationshipsFan fictionGeek culture

Legacy

American author acclaimed for young adult novels and graphic novels like Eleanor & Park, with success in comics for Marvel.

Trivia

  • Worked as a columnist and ad copywriter at the Omaha World-Herald from 1995 to 2012.
  • Lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband and two sons.