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She was named in ''[[The Times]]'' as one of the "Top 25 under 20 The new icons of a generation" in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 25 under 20 {{!}} The new icons of a generation |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/top-25-under-20-zk0c3jk5bm2 |website=[[The Times]] |accessdate=28 September 2020 |date=11 August 2014 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
She was named in ''[[The Times]]'' as one of the "Top 25 under 20 The new icons of a generation" in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 25 under 20 {{!}} The new icons of a generation |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/top-25-under-20-zk0c3jk5bm2 |website=[[The Times]] |accessdate=28 September 2020 |date=11 August 2014 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


''The Kissing Booth'' was adapted for film, also titled ''[[The Kissing Booth]]'', which premiered on [[Netflix]] in 2018.<ref name="BBC18" /> A sequel ''The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance'' was published in 2020 and a film adaptation, ''[[The Kissing Booth 2]]'', premiered on Netflix the same year.<ref name="Weston20">{{cite web |last1=Weston |first1=Christopher |title=The Kissing Booth 2 book ending explained: Netflix adaptation finally here |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/07/24/the-kissing-booth-2-book-ending-explained/ |website=HITC |publisher=GRV Media |accessdate=18 August 2020 |date=24 July 2020 |quote=As you'll be aware, the latest film is an adaptation of the novel The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance, written by Beth Reekles.}}</ref> A third film ''[[The Kissing Booth 3 |The Kissing Booth 3: One Last Time]]'' accompanied by a book was released on 11 August 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Brooke |title=Beth Reekles The Kissing Booth 3 released on Netflix |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19505545.beth-reekles-kissing-booth-3-released-netflix/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=South Wales Argus |date=11 August 2021}}</ref> Reekles's first adult novel, ''Love, Locked Down'', was published by [[Sphere Books]] in February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hackett |first1=Tamsin |title=Sphere acquires lockdown love story from Reekles |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sphere-acquires-modern-lockdown-love-story-reekles-1254612 |website=The Bookseller |access-date=20 May 2021 |date=21 April 2021}} Beth's novel ''Faking It'' was published on 2 February 2023</ref>
''The Kissing Booth'' was adapted for film, also titled ''[[The Kissing Booth]]'', which premiered on [[Netflix]] in 2018.<ref name="BBC18" /> A sequel ''The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance'' was published in 2020 and a film adaptation, ''[[The Kissing Booth 2]]'', premiered on Netflix the same year.<ref name="Weston20">{{cite web |last1=Weston |first1=Christopher |title=The Kissing Booth 2 book ending explained: Netflix adaptation finally here |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/07/24/the-kissing-booth-2-book-ending-explained/ |website=HITC |publisher=GRV Media |accessdate=18 August 2020 |date=24 July 2020 |quote=As you'll be aware, the latest film is an adaptation of the novel The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance, written by Beth Reekles.}}</ref> A third film ''[[The Kissing Booth 3 |The Kissing Booth 3: One Last Time]]'' accompanied by a book was released on 11 August 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Brooke |title=Beth Reekles The Kissing Booth 3 released on Netflix |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19505545.beth-reekles-kissing-booth-3-released-netflix/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=South Wales Argus |date=11 August 2021}}</ref> Reekles's first adult novel, ''Love, Locked Down'', was published by [[Sphere Books]] in February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hackett |first1=Tamsin |title=Sphere acquires lockdown love story from Reekles |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sphere-acquires-modern-lockdown-love-story-reekles-1254612 |website=The Bookseller |access-date=20 May 2021 |date=21 April 2021}}</ref> Beth's novel ''Faking It'' was published on 2 February 2023.


==Major works==
==Major works==

Latest revision as of 14:15, 22 May 2024

Beth Reekles
BornBeth Reeks[1]
(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 (age 29)
Newport, Wales
Alma materExeter University
Notable works
  • The Kissing Booth (2012)
  • Rolling Dice (2013)
  • Out of Tune (2014)
  • The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance (2020)
Website
www.authorbethreekles.com

Beth Reekles (pen name of Beth Reeks, born 7 June 1995) is a Welsh author of young adult fiction.

Biography[edit]

Beth Reekles was born on 7 June 1995[2] and grew up in Newport, Wales where she attended local primary school Mount Pleasant Primary and comprehensive Bassaleg School.[3] She graduated from Exeter University with a degree in physics.[4]

When Reekles was 15, having grown tired of stories of "vampires and werewolves", she wrote her first young adult novel, The Kissing Booth, publishing it chapter by chapter on Wattpad, a story sharing site.[3][5][6] The novel was immensely popular, winning the Wattpad 2011 prize for Most Popular Teen Fiction,[1] and when she was 17, she was offered a three-book contract by Penguin Random House.[7][8] The Kissing Booth was published by Penguin Random House in 2012, followed by Rolling Dice and Out of Tune.[9][10] A year later, she was named by Time magazine as one of "The 16 Most Influential Teens of 2013".[11][12] She was named in The Times as one of the "Top 25 under 20 The new icons of a generation" in 2014.[13]

The Kissing Booth was adapted for film, also titled The Kissing Booth, which premiered on Netflix in 2018.[5] A sequel The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance was published in 2020 and a film adaptation, The Kissing Booth 2, premiered on Netflix the same year.[14] A third film The Kissing Booth 3: One Last Time accompanied by a book was released on 11 August 2021.[15] Reekles's first adult novel, Love, Locked Down, was published by Sphere Books in February 2022.[16] Beth's novel Faking It was published on 2 February 2023.

Major works[edit]

  • The Kissing Booth (2012)
  • Rolling Dice (2013)
  • Out of Tune (2014)
  • The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance (2020)
  • The Kissing Booth 3: One Last Time (2021)
  • Love, Locked Down (2022)
  • Seven Days of You (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gibson, Megan (19 March 2013). "Book Publishing's Latest Success Still Has to Do Her Homework Every Night". Time. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "FIRST PERSON: Newport teen author Beth Reeks". South Wales Argus. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2024. I was born on June 7, 1995...
  3. ^ a b "The Kissing Booth: How a Newport teen author inspired Netflix". BBC News. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (24 May 2018). "Who is The Kissing Booth's author Beth Reekles and is she in the film?". METRO. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Beth Reekles' The Kissing Booth now a Netflix film". BBC News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ Vincent, Alice (31 July 2018). "The Welsh teenager who wrote a hit film: how Kissing Booth author Beth Reekles conquered Netflix". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ Lodge, Sally (3 April 2013). "Random House Acquires Novel by Teen Wattpad Star". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ Davies, Andy (21 April 2013). "Teen author Beth Reeks on her major book deal". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ Mallenbaum, Carly (27 July 2020). "'Kissing Booth 2': Meet Beth Reekles, the young author behind the popular Netflix rom-coms". USA Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ Rao, Sonia (13 July 2018). "How 'The Kissing Booth' went from a teenager's passion project to a Netflix sensation". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. ^ "The 16 Most Influential Teens of 2013 | Beth Reekles, 17". Time. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. ^ Morris, Steven (25 November 2013). "Welsh author Beth Reekles named on list of world's most influential teenagers". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 25 under 20 | The new icons of a generation". The Times. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  14. ^ Weston, Christopher (24 July 2020). "The Kissing Booth 2 book ending explained: Netflix adaptation finally here". HITC. GRV Media. Retrieved 18 August 2020. As you'll be aware, the latest film is an adaptation of the novel The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance, written by Beth Reekles.
  15. ^ Boucher, Brooke (11 August 2021). "Beth Reekles The Kissing Booth 3 released on Netflix". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  16. ^ Hackett, Tamsin (21 April 2021). "Sphere acquires lockdown love story from Reekles". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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