Rebecca Barrow is a British young adult author.[1] Her works include You Don't Know Me But I Know You (2017),[2] This Is What It Feels Like (2018),[3] Interview with the Vixen (2020), Bad Things Happen Here (2022),[4] And Don't Look Back (2023),[5] and The Tournament (2025).[6] She's also included in the Fools in Love (2021) anthology edited by Ashley Herring Blake and Rebecca Podos.[7] She is scheduled to publish Doe in 2026.[8]

In 2025, Publishers Weekly named The Tournament one of the year's best books for young adults.[9]

Personal life

Barrow is queer.[10][1] Barrow earned a place at university but decided not to go.[11]

Publications

  • You Don't Know Me But I Know You. New York: HarperTeen. 2017. ISBN 978-0-06-249419-1.
  • This Is What It Feels Like. HarperCollins. 2018. ISBN 978-0-062-49423-8.
  • Interview with the Vixen. New York: Scholastic Inc. 2020. ISBN 978-1-338-56913-1.
  • Blake, Ashley Herring & Podos, Rebecca (eds.) (2021). "Bloom". Fools in Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales. Philadelphia: Running Press Teens. ISBN 978-0-7624-7234-5.
  • Bad Things Happen Here. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2022. ISBN 978-1-5344-9743-6.
  • And Don't Look Back. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2023. ISBN 978-1-6659-3227-1.
  • The Tournament. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2025. ISBN 978-1-6659-3230-1. OCLC 1460920141
  • Doe. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books. 2026. ISBN 979-8-217-00634-2.

References

  1. ^ Adler, Dahlia (2018-11-01). "Better Know an Author: Rebecca Barrow". LGBTQ Reads. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  2. ^ "You Don't Know Me but I Know You by Rebecca Barrow". Publishers Weekly. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  3. ^ "This Is What It Feels Like". Kirkus Reviews. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  4. ^ "Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow". Publishers Weekly. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  5. ^ "And Don't Look Back by Rebecca Barrow". Publishers Weekly. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  6. ^ "The Tournament by Rebecca Barrow". Publishers Weekly. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  7. ^ O’Sullivan, Joanne (2021-12-07). "Love Finds a Way: Two New YA Anthologies Offer Fresh Takes on Romance Tropes". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  8. ^ "Doe by Rebecca Barrow". Publishers Weekly. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  9. ^ "Best Books 2025: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  10. ^ "Her Story: Ladies In Literature 2019 with Rebecca Barrow". Pop Goes the Reader. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Badass Ladies You Should Know: Rebecca Barrow". Kate Hart. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2026.