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Meg Cabot

Goodreads Author

Born

in Bloomington, Indiana, The United States

Website

http://www.megcabot.com/

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

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May 2011

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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worke Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.

Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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Meg Cabot's Blog

Hope for the Holidays

Well, it’s here: the time of year when we’re supposed to reflect on all the things we feel thankful for. And I’m sure there might be one or two people out there who had a decent time in 2025.

But for the rest of us (especially here in the US)? Not so much. At least not for me personally.

Why not for me personally? Well, besides losing my beloved cat Pearl to a broken spine after a bizarre felin

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Meg Cabot’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 2,222,373 ratings · 103,155 reviews · 269 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 262,514 ratings — published 2000 — 185 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
	Size 12 Is Not Fat (Heather Wells, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 92,112 ratings — published 2005 — 61 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
	The Boy Next Door (Boy, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 69,224 ratings — published 2002 — 81 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
	All-American Girl (All-American Girl, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 70,421 ratings — published 2002 — 73 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
	Queen of Babble (Queen of Babble, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 70,575 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 66,943 ratings — published 2001 — 143 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
	Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 61,690 ratings — published 2001 — 129 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
	Princess in Waiting (The Princess Diaries, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 49,937 ratings — published 2003 — 7 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
	Twilight (The Mediator, #6) 4.24 avg rating — 42,925 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Avalon High 3.81 avg rating — 47,559 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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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Quotes by Meg Cabot (?)

“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.”
― Meg Cabot

tags: writing

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“The fact is, I love him. He's the boy I want and one day he'll be MINE.”
― Meg Cabot, Princess in Training

tags: romance

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“Unrequited love is all right in books and things, but in real life, it completely sucks”
― Meg Cabot, Haunted

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message 47: by Jagadeeshwari

12 nov. 2016 04:56

Miss cabot, i am a very big fan of you. I kindly request you to write an abandon novella from John Hayden's point of view. PLEASE. !!!....

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message 46: by Toni

21 août 2016 03:32

You are beyond amazing. I love your books. Thank you for accepting my friend request!

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message 45: by Abby

06 août 2016 21:01

Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! I love your books!

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message 44: by Karina

01 mai 2016 01:31

Hi Meg!
So I wanted to know if you needed any reviewers for your books? If not, that's okay. But if you ever need one I can always do it.
Your fan,
Karina

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message 43: by Sharon

08 jan. 2016 20:49

Thank you for accepting my friend request! :) I especially love Avalon High and the Heather Well series. You are a brilliant writer and you write such quirky stories with relatable heroines.

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message 42: by Cheyanne

30 nov. 2015 15:22

are you going to write anymore books

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message 41: by Cheyanne

30 nov. 2015 15:21

thank you for exccepting me to you freinds list i love your series princess diaries i'm currently on #3

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message 40: by mj

30 oct. 2015 22:33

I just finished Royal Wedding and absolutely loved it! I'm not ready to let go of Mia yet. Will you be writing anymore books related to the Princess Diaries series?

(I'm so glad Remembrance is available. I'm still reeling from finishing Royal Wedding)

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message 39: by Shayla

24 août 2015 10:42

Hi Meg!! Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! :) The Princess Diaries really started my love for reading so thank you so much for writing them!! Mia is my spirit animal!

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message 38: by Cat

17 juin 2015 14:45

Hi Meg! I guess I'm a late bloomer when it comes to your books but I'm almost done with all of your collections.. I'm currently reading the Mediator Series. I love it though I don't know why you stopped calling the three stepbrothers Snow White nicknames in the last two books. I really find it funny every time Suze would accidentally call David - Doc or Jake - Sleepy. Anyway, I'm halfway with Twilight and I have to stop because I don't want it to end. Should have read it more slowly I guess. More power!

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message 37: by Yeshel

04 oct. 2014 12:52

Just pop out on my facebook newsfeed that you will be releasing "The Diaries of a Middle School Princess". I'm so excited! :)

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message 36: by haru

03 sept. 2014 16:22

Thank you for adding me!! :))) I love your books! Especially the Princess Diaries and Airhead series and Avalon High!

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message 35: by Ananya

29 avr. 2014 17:00

Thanks for adding me!! I really loved your books. Especially the mediator series and the Princess Diaries. I hope you write more books!!

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message 34: by Sarah

23 avr. 2014 02:04

Are you gonna write anymore ya books?

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message 33: by Josie

01 avr. 2014 00:14

Hey Meg! I love your Allie Finkle series and The Princess Diaries series! I have written you twice before but you probably don't remember. Mine was the one that was sent with a little pink envelope for you to write back. I still have your letters posted on my wall.

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message 32: by readevil

14 oct. 2013 14:28

thank you for adding me meg! love ur books!! ur awesome!!!

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message 31: by Tatiana

28 juin 2013 20:53

Thanks for adding me. I love pretty much every book of yours that I've read.

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message 30: by Raine

05 juin 2013 14:04

I love your books and you're gorgeous!

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message 29: by Wendy

16 mai 2013 01:58

Loved the live chat tonight! Thanks for answering my question!

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message 28: by Wendy

14 mai 2013 03:47

Thank you for accepting my request. I love reading your work. The 1800 series is one of my favorite!

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message 27: by Merin

28 avr. 2013 15:53

Thank you for accepting my request. I really love reading your books. :)

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message 26: by Lilly920

12 mar. 2013 22:12

Thank you for accepting my friend request! I've read your books way back in High School and still continue to enjoy your other books! I have great childhood reading memories thanks to you! Please continue producing wonderful books!

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message 25: by The Mockingjay aka L

21 fév. 2013 09:14

I just finished the Mediator and Princess Diary! I love your books!

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message 24: by Jada

04 fév. 2013 23:41

Thank you for accepting! Me and my friends love your books! From Abandon to Jinx to The Princess Diaries! Thank you! xo

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message 23: by Jasmin

04 fév. 2013 21:04

Thank you sooo much for acceptin my friend request :) Love your Susannah books so much!!!

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message 22: by Stephanie

17 jan. 2013 08:12

Hello there Meg! I just wanted to stop by and say Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful new year so far! I can't wait to see what you are doing this year! Talk to you later! :)

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message 21: by Natalie

06 jan. 2013 15:19

Thanks you for accepting me. Princess in Pink from your series was the first international book i read :)

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message 20: by Orinthia

14 déc. 2012 03:27

Thank you for accepting me as your friend :D

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message 19: by Renee

03 déc. 2012 18:19

Thank you for adding me!
You were my first favorite author ever. The first author I ever really liked and all of your books mean so much to me. :)

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message 18: by Madog

04 nov. 2012 14:32

Hi I'm your friend on good reads!

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message 17: by Chantelle

03 nov. 2012 13:36

Thanks for adding me! I love Abandon and Underworld!

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message 16: by Minal

08 oct. 2012 18:36

Hey thank you for adding me!

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message 15: by Jen

20 août 2012 04:25

Thank you so much for the add! I'm a big fan!

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message 14: by Vicki

08 août 2012 01:13

You are AHHHHHMAZING! I ♥ your Abandon Trilogy....cant wait for the last one

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message 13: by Giselle

20 juil. 2012 06:45

Hello Meg! Thank you for adding me as a friend :) I have been such a fan of your work ever since I was a teen. Keep on doing what you do best :D

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message 12: by Pamela

05 juil. 2012 23:36

Hey Meg...Thanks for accepting my friend request. Can't wait to read your latest book...it sounds really interesting!!!

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message 11: by kristel

20 mai 2012 03:42

hi thanks for accepting my friend request :)

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message 10: by Elizabeth

18 mai 2012 20:28

Thank you for adding me as a friend! *waves to you and Henrietta*

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message 9: by Lindsey

08 mai 2012 01:41

Thx for adding me as your friend!It means alot!

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message 8: by Naomi

20 avr. 2012 22:07

Insatiable is only coming out in the uk in the next few months! I feel like I've been waiting ages to read it! Thanks for accepting me :D

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message 7: by Sheryl

20 avr. 2012 01:41

thanks so much for accepting me....

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message 6: by Hara

30 mar. 2012 06:27

Totes love you :D

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message 5: by Akdiligence

16 jan. 2012 03:13

OMg. Meg Cabot. You are so awesome. I've read practically all your adult books. I'm always checking your website to see what new books you have. Thank you for adding me.

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message 4: by anieva

25 déc. 2011 16:30

Is this really Meg, or is it a fan? Wouldn't Meg have more than 76 friends? In any case, thanks for adding. And, Merry Christmas.

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message 3: by Nicole

04 oct. 2011 03:08

I must say, you are my favorite author. I've been reading your books since I was in middle school. :]

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message 2: by BookLover (last edited 16 août 2011 23:04)

16 août 2011 23:04

OMG!!! I love your Books...im only 12 but i love the Princess Diares and The Allie Finkle Rules For Girls...the way you write makes me wonder how a person could think so brillantly!!May you write many more books,that I shall read.By The way are you Meg Cabot like are you really her.

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message 1: by Amy

31 juil. 2011 07:37