Rebecca Donovan Explained

Rebecca Donovan
Birth Place:	U.S.
Occupation:	Novelist
Language:	English
Nationality:	American

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]}

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 http://www.rafanellievents.com/.^{[1] [6]}

Bibliography

Novels

• Reason to Breathe Reason to Breathe, was listed on the USA Today bestseller list in August, 2012.^{[8] [9]}
• Barely Breathing
• Out of Breath Out of Breath was # 4 on the list of all booksellers, nationwide the week it was published in July, 2013.^[10] It was # 6 on the young adult and children bestseller list for 2013 at Amazon.com, the nation's largest volume bookseller.^{[11] [12]} Out of Breath was # 4 on the list of all booksellers, nationwide the week it was published in July, 2013.^[10] It was also published as an audio book.^[13]
• What If

Notes and References

1. News: Person. Jill. Big deal for Donovan. 9 March 2015. Boston Globe. Boston Globe. 8 July 2013.
2. Web site: Lamb. Joyce. Interview: Rebecca Donovan, author of 'What If'. USA Today. 17 February 2015.
3. News: Naughton. Julie. New Adult: A Book Category For Twentysomethings by Twentysomethings. 5 March 2015. Publishers Weekly. 11 July 2014.
4. News: Foley. Linds. 10 steamy New Adult reads you need in your beach bag this summer. 8 March 2015. sugarscape.com. 4 August 2014.
5. News: Penguin Acquires Self-publishing Success Story – Rebecca Donovan. 5 March 2015. BookTrade. 1 October 2012.
6. News: Tremaine. Julie. A Bristol Author Redefines Literary Success. 5 March 2015. The Bay. 26 July 2013.
7. News: Maughan. Shannon. Amazon Children's Publishing Names Two New Imprints. 5 March 2015. Publishers Weekly. 21 January 2013.
8. News: Reason to Breathe. 9 March 2015. USA Today. self-published. 2 August 2012.
9. Web site: Amazon Bestseller: Reason to Breathe. Ann Arbor District Library. Ann Arbor District Library. 9 March 2015.
10. News: 50 top-selling books. USA Today. Gannett News Service. 10 July 2013.
11. News: Greenfield. Jeremy. Patterns in Amazon’s Year-End Best-Seller List. 9 March 2015. Digital Book World. Digital Book World. 17 December 2013.
12. News: Amazon Announces Best-Selling Books of 2013. BusinessWire. BusinessWire. 16 December 2013.
13. News: Beauregard. Sue-Ellen. Fall Audiobook Preview, 2013. The Booklist. 109. Booklist. 1 June 2013.