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Raegan Revord Comes Out as Nonbinary, Debuts Sapphic YA Rom-Com ‘Rules for Fake Girlfriends’

The 17-year-old drafted much of the novel on the Young Sheldon set, then launched it with audiobook narration, book-club outreach, media interviews.

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Overview

  • Revord, 17, affirmed a nonbinary identity in an Entertainment Tonight interview published Aug. 29 and uses they/them pronouns.
  • Rules for Fake Girlfriends released Sept. 2 from Wednesday Books, introducing a queer YA rom-com set in England with a fake-dating premise.
  • They wrote substantial portions between takes on the Young Sheldon set, even hiding a laptop during family-dinner scenes to keep drafting.
  • Revord narrated the audiobook after working with a dialect coach on British accents, calling the recording process grueling but rewarding.
  • The actor-author engages YA readers through the Read with Raegan book club and a Hello Sunshine partnership, with a fantasy second book in progress.