Meggin Patricia Cabot was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is the daughter of Barbara and C. Victor Cabot, a college professor. Meg Cabot, known for her engaging and humorous writing style, has lived in Grenoble, France and Carmel, California, before moving to New York City after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University.

Cabot worked as an assistant residence hall director at New York University for a decade, an experience that inspired her Heather Wells mystery series. She gained widespread fame with the Princess Diaries series, which sold over 20 million copies, was translated into 38 languages, and was adapted into two successful Disney movies.

She also authored the 1-800-Where-R-You? series, reprinted as Vanished, which was turned into the Lifetime series Missing. Her other notable works include the All-American Girl and Avalon High, the latter inspiring an original Disney Channel movie. Her innovative approach includes books like Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy’s Got One that are told entirely through emails and text messages.

Meg's recent series are the popular Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, the YA trilogy Airhead, and the Abandon series. Her paranormal romance for adults began with Insatiable, followed by Overbite.

Cabot is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with millions of books in print globally. She is married to financial writer and poet Benjamin D. Egnatz since April 1, 1993, and they reside in Key West with their two cats.