Cecily von Ziegesar

Cecily von Ziegesar is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gossip Girl novels, upon which the hit television show is based. Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City. Her childhood dream was to grow up to be a ballerina; she began lessons at age 3 and auditioned for the School of American Ballet at age 8, but was rejected. As a teenager, von Ziegesar commuted to Manhattan at 6 a.m. to attend the Nightingale-Bamford School. After graduating from Nightingale, von Ziegesar attended Colby College before spending a year in Budapest working for a local radio station. Von Ziegesar returned to the United States to study creative writing at the University of Arizona, but dropped out shortly thereafter. Back in New York, while working at book-packaging firm Alloy Entertainment, von Ziegesar became inspired to create the Gossip Girl series, which follows the lives of privileged teenagers in New York. The series climbed to the top of The New York Times best-sellers list in 2002. A spin-off series, The It Girl, made the list in 2005.The Constance Billard School for Girls in Gossip Girl is based upon an exaggerated version of von Ziegesar's alma mater, Nightingale. She also culled events from the book from the lives of her extremely wealthy friends, as well as her own life as a perpetual gossip. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.
Classic (It Girl, #10)

Classic (It Girl, #10)

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Infamous (It Girl, #7)

Infamous (It Girl, #7)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Tempted (It Girl, #6)

Tempted (It Girl, #6)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Nothing Can Keep Us Together (Gossip Girl, #8)

Nothing Can Keep Us Together (Gossip Girl, #8)

Cecily von Ziegesar

All I Want is Everything (Gossip Girl, #3)

All I Want is Everything (Gossip Girl, #3)

Cecily von Ziegesar

You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl, #2)

You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl, #2)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl, #1)

Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl, #1)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Would I Lie to You (Gossip Girl, #10)

Would I Lie to You (Gossip Girl, #10)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Only in Your Dreams (Gossip Girl, #9)

Only in Your Dreams (Gossip Girl, #9)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Don't You Forget About Me (Gossip Girl, #11)

Don't You Forget About Me (Gossip Girl, #11)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Devious (It Girl, #9)

Devious (It Girl, #9)

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Adored (It Girl, #8)

Adored (It Girl, #8)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Lucky (It Girl, #5)

Lucky (It Girl, #5)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Unforgettable (It Girl, #4)

Unforgettable (It Girl, #4)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Reckless (It Girl, #3)

Reckless (It Girl, #3)

Cecily von Ziegesar

I Will Always Love You (Gossip Girl, #12)

I Will Always Love You (Gossip Girl, #12)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Notorious (It Girl, #2)

Notorious (It Girl, #2)

Cecily von Ziegesar

It Had to Be You (Gossip Girl, #0)

It Had to Be You (Gossip Girl, #0)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Nobody Does It Better (Gossip Girl, #7)

Nobody Does It Better (Gossip Girl, #7)

Cecily von Ziegesar

The It Girl (It Girl, #1)

The It Girl (It Girl, #1)

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I Like It Like That (Gossip Girl, #5)

I Like It Like That (Gossip Girl, #5)

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Because I'm Worth It (Gossip Girl, #4)

Because I'm Worth It (Gossip Girl, #4)

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You're the One That I Want (Gossip Girl, #6)

You're the One That I Want (Gossip Girl, #6)

Cecily von Ziegesar

Cobble Hill

Cobble Hill

Cecily von Ziegesar