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Cecily von Ziegesar

Author of Gossip Girl

68+ Works 17,724 Members 291 Reviews 19 Favorited

About the Author

Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City on June 27, 1970. She was educated at the Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan, Colby College in Maine, and the University of Arizona, where she studied creative writing. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked for a radio station in Budapest, show more a publishing company in London, and a book packaging firm in New York City. She writes the Gossip Girl series and The It Girl series. Many of her story ideas come from her prep school days at the Nightingale-Bamford School. Her Gossip Girl books have been adapted into a television series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Cecily von Ziegesar

Gossip Girl (2002) 2,581 copies
You Know You Love Me (2002) 1,483 copies
All I Want Is Everything (2003) 1,235 copies
Because I'm Worth It (2003) 1,140 copies
I Like It Like That (2004) 1,037 copies
You're the One That I Want (2004) 959 copies
Nobody Does It Better (2005) 890 copies
Nothing Can Keep Us Together (2005) 790 copies
Only in Your Dreams (2006) 678 copies
The It Girl (2005) 663 copies
Would I Lie to You (2006) 658 copies
Don't You Forget About Me (2007) 635 copies
It Had to Be You (2007) 571 copies
Notorious (2006) 503 copies
Reckless (2006) 449 copies
Unforgettable (2007) 367 copies
Lucky (2007) 318 copies
The Carlyles (2008) 294 copies
Tempted (2008) 288 copies
I Will Always Love You (2010) 265 copies
You Just Can't Get Enough (2008) 234 copies
Infamous (2008) 225 copies
Adored (2009) 161 copies
Cum Laude (2010) 155 copies
Take a Chance on Me (2009) 153 copies
Devious (2009) 131 copies
Cobble Hill (2020) 130 copies
Love the One You're With (2009) 113 copies
Slam (2000) — Editor — 108 copies
Gossip Girl Boxed Set (2003) 105 copies
Classic (2010) 104 copies
Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (2011) 81 copies
Dark Horses (2016) 39 copies
The It Girl Collection (2006) 19 copies
Indomptables (2016) 2 copies
Te vagy a legjobb (2009) 1 copy
Plotkara (2020) 1 copy
Bad girl (2007) 1 copy

Associated Works

21 Proms (2007) — Contributor — 304 copies
My Little Red Book (2009) — Contributor — 164 copies

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Canonical name
von Ziegesar, Cecily
Birthdate
1970-06-27
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Statistics

Works
68
Also by
4
Members
17,724
Popularity
#1,243
Rating
½ 3.4
Reviews
291
ISBNs
661
Languages
20
Favorited
19

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