Rachael Lippincott (born December 5, 1994) is a New York Times bestselling American novelist. She is best known for writing the book adaptation of Five Feet Apart, published on November 20, 2018, which became a major motion picture directed by Justin Baldoni.[1]
Rachael Lippincott | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Early life and education
editLippincott was born in Philadelphia, and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[2] She graduated from George School in 2013.[3] Lippincott originally attended the University of Pittsburgh for pre-med, before changing her major to English writing. She took a class called Writing Youth Literature taught by novelist Siobhan Vivian, which changed everything for her.[4] She graduated in 2017.[5]
Career
editIn 2018, Lippincott wrote the novelization of Five Feet Apart from a screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. The book sold over a million copies and spent 60 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.[6] It won Best Young Adult Fiction in the 11th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards.[7]
In 2020, Lippincott published All This Time with Mikki Daughtry.[8] It was a New York Times Bestseller.[9]
Lippincott's next novel, The Lucky List, was published on June 1, 2021. It was her first solo novel.[10]
Lippincott then co-wrote She Gets the Girl with her wife, Alyson Derrick. The story was loosely inspired by their own love story.[11] It was a New York Times Bestseller.[12]
Personal life
editLippincott resides in Pennsylvania with her wife, daughter, and their dog, Hank.[13]
Bibliography
edit- 2018 – Five Feet Apart
- 2020 – All This Time
- 2021 – The Lucky List
- 2022 – She Gets the Girl
- 2023 – Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
- 2024 – Make My Wish Come True
References
edit- ^ "Moving On Up: 'Five Feet Apart'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY". Rachael Lippincott. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Rachael Lippincott '13 Publishes Five Feet Apart". George School. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Strengthening New Voices: A Q&A with Rachael Lippincott and Siobhan Vivian | English | University of Pittsburgh". www.english.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Q&A with Pitt grad Rachael Lippincott". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Lionsgate Lands YA Novel All This Time From Five Feet Apart Team". Deadline. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ Cadden, Mary (December 10, 2019). "Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, Rick Riordan among winners of Goodreads' best books of 2019". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Q&A: Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott, Authors of All This Time". The Nerd Daily. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "New York Times Bestseller List". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Four Questions with Rachael Lippincott". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Q&A with Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick, She Gets the Girl". We Need Diverse Books. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "New York Times Bestseller List". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 2022-05-10.