Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series Princess Diaries, which was later adapted by Walt Disney Pictures into two feature films. Cabot has been the recipient of numerous book awards, including the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, the American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, the Tennessee Volunteer State TASL Book Award, the Book Sense Pick, the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, the IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice, and many others. She has also had number-one New York Times bestsellers, and more than 25 million copies of her books are in print across the world. Early life and career Meggin Patricia Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, in Bloomington, Indiana. After she graduated from Indiana University, Cabot moved to New York City, with the original aim of pursuing a career as an illustrator. However, she soon quit this job and started working as an assistant manager of the freshman dormitory at New York University. Personal life Meg Cabot married financial writer and poet, Benjamin D. Egnatz on April 1, 1993. Their wedding date,April Fool's Day, was a deliberate play on her husband's belief that only fools get married in the first place. The wedding was an elopement in Italy. Her novel Every Boy's Got One is loosely based on her elopement. She has cats, Henrietta (a one-eyed cat) (1993-Jan 2013), and Gem, about whom she often blogs. After living in Indiana, California, New York, and France, she now lives in Key West, FL with her husband. Publications Young Adult The Princess Diaries series Main article: The Princess Diaries The Princess Diaries series is the most critically acclaimed series written by Meg Cabot and has been published in more than 40 countries. The first book in the series was published in October 2000; the series spent 48 weeks on the New York Times Children's Series Best Sellers List and was sold to publishers in 37 foreign countries. In 2021 Time Magazine named The Princess Diaries one of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time. In 2001 and 2004, respectively, the series was brought to the big screen by Walt Disney Pictures as The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.