Beth Reekles is the author of The Kissing Booth and the sequel, Going the Distance, now both Netflix films. She first published The Kissing Booth on Wattpad in 2010, at age fifteen, and it accumulated almost 20 million reads before it was published in 2012 by Random House Children's Books. Two more novels, Rolling Dice and Out of Tune, followed. She has also published a short story with Accent Press called "Cwtch Me If You Can." She was named one of Time's 16 Most Influential Teenagers and has been shortlisted for several awards, including the Queen of Teen Award. Beth now works in IT while maintaining her career as an author and runs a blog where she talks about life as a twentysomething and offers writing advice.