Rebecca Donovan – American author of contemporary YA fiction, best known for The Breathing Series (Reason to Breathe, Barely Breathing, Out of Breath). Born and based in Massachusetts, she began writing while juggling interests in music and screenwriting. Her novels tackle survival, love, and the fragile hope that keeps people going.
✨ The Breathing trilogy became an international hit. 📚 Originally self-published her books before signing with a major publisher. 🎓 Studied psychology, which informs her complex characters. 💿 Creates playlists to capture the mood of each story. 🌍 Her works are translated worldwide. 📖 Known for exploring abuse, trauma and the search for identity. 🖋️ Says her mission is to “give a voice to the unheard.” 🙃 Quirk: at her first signing she accidentally wrote the wrong name in a fan’s book, out of habit from editing. 😄 Amusing: often writes in cafés, inventing characters from strangers she observes.