| Rebecca James | |
| Birth Date: | 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Genre: | Young adult, Thriller |
| Notableworks: | Beautiful Malice |
| Website: | http://www.rebeccajamesbooks.com/ |
Rebecca James (born 1970 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian writer of Young Adult fiction.
Rebecca spent her early twenties working as a waitress, her late twenties teaching English in Indonesia and Japan, and most of her thirties having babies and working as a kitchen designer.
She lives in Australia with her partner and their five children.
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article on 23 October 2009 asking whether James could be 'The Next JK Rowling.'[4] It also said, of Beautiful Malice, that it 'isn't merely to be published, but has become a publishing phenomenon that is sparking an aggressive bidding war worldwide.'
In April 2010, The Bookseller ran an interview with James, in which the interviewer describes the novel as having 'strong international appeal.'[2]