In August 2020, Albertalli came out as bisexual in an essay responding to people who had criticized her for writing about gay characters as a presumed heterosexual. Albertalli cites Australian author Jaclyn Moriarty as her primary inspiration in becoming a novelist. Albertalli was raised in a Reform Jewish household. She worked as a psychologist until 2012-when her first son was born-and subsequently decided to try writing a novel. and earning her Doctor of Psychology degree from George Washington University. Albertalli attended Wesleyan University and majored in psychology, before moving to Washington, D.C. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which was adapted into the 2018 film Love, Simon and inspired the spin-off television series Love, Victor.Īlbertalli was born and raised in the Atlanta metropolitan area, with her sister Caroline and brother Sam where she still lives with her husband Brian, and two sons, Owen and Henry. She is best known for her 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. Rebecca Albertalli (née Goldstein born November 17, 1982) is an American author of young adult fiction and former psychologist.
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