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Rainbow Rowell

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Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

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Rainbow Rowell writes all kinds of stuff.

Sometimes she writes about adults (ATTACHMENTS, LANDLINE, SLOW DANCE).

Sometimes she writes about teenagers (ELEANOR & PARK, FANGIRL) .

Sometimes — actually, a lot of the time — she writes about lovesick vampires and guys with dragon wings. (THE SIMON SNOW TRILOGY).

Recently, she’s been writing comics, including her first graphic novel, PUMPKINHEADS, and the monthly SHE-HULK comic for Marvel.

She lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 3,256,208 ratings · 303,184 reviews · 140 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating — 1,247,450 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 775,575 ratings — published 2013 — 122 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 331,352 ratings — published 2015 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attachments 3.87 avg rating — 208,022 ratings — published 2011 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Landline 3.54 avg rating — 171,216 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 115,446 ratings — published 2019 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author), Faith Erin Hicks (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Sarah Stern (Contributor) 4.01 avg rating — 89,440 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 61,287 ratings — published 2021 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Dance 3.66 avg rating — 64,037 ratings — published 2024 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kindred Spirits 3.90 avg rating — 19,652 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Read 'Slow Dance' with Reese's Book Club

this photo makes me feel like one of the designing women. Please notice that i have a ring that says “slow dance.”

Slow Dance was selected by Reese’s Book Club for the month of August, and it’s been a truly magical experience for me.

I actually got to go to Los Angeles to meet the RBC team — they were lovely — and there was a big party to celebrate the book and books in general, with wine and rose

Series by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl (2 books)
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Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author)

3.93 avg rating — 786,502 ratings

Simon Snow (3 books)
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Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author)

4.09 avg rating — 508,238 ratings

Runaways (2017) (Collected Editions) (6 books)
by

Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author),

Andrés Genolet (Illustrator),

Natacha Bustos (Illustrator)

4.03 avg rating — 13,498 ratings

She-Hulk (2022) (Single Issues) (15 books)
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Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author),

Jen Bartel (Cover Art),

Luca Maresca (Artist)

4.04 avg rating — 6,192 ratings

Runaways (2017) (Single Issues) (38 books)
by

Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author),

Kris Anka (Artist)

4.18 avg rating — 5,220 ratings

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Rainbow answered Michelle's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) I do think that they'll have a baby. Because, as you said, Shiloh is willing to make changes and sacrifices for Cary. And I also think she likes being a mother and would be open to more kids if she had a supportive partner. As for Cary joining the Na See Full Answer
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“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

tags: art, love

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“I don’t trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they’re going to get tired of me and take off.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

tags: fear, friendship, tired, trust

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“Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

tags: friendship, high-school, love, relationships, sweet, teenage-love

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Ursula K. Le Guin

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Bill Bryson

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Ruth Ware

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Daphne du Maurier

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Rainbow Rowell

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Charlaine Harris

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