Jennifer Weiner is an American writer, television producer, and journalist. She is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her debut novel, published in 2001, was Good in Bed. Her novel In Her Shoes (2002) was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine.
Emily Fisk Giffin is an American author of several novels commonly categorized as chick lit.
Gabrielle Zevin is an American author and screenwriter.
The Thing About Jane Spring is a 2005 chick lit romantic comedy novel by Sharon Krum, known for Walk of Fame . It was Krum's second novel, and was published in July 2005 in the United States by Viking Press and in the United Kingdom by Century, an imprint of Random House. As of 2005, publication was also planned for Italy, the Netherlands (Unieboek), Russia (Amphora), and Spain (Urano).
Kim Gruenenfelder is an American author and screenwriter. She became known for writing women's fiction, specifically romantic comedy fiction, novels.
Jennifer Anne Nielsen is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction. Her works include the Ascendance Series, Behind Enemy Lines, The Mark of the Thief, A Night Divided, and the Underworld Chronicles.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz which was first published February 21, 2012. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican-American teenagers, Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships. Since its publication, the novel has received widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades.
Victoria Elizabeth Schwab is an American writer. She is known for the 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, which was nominated for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She publishes children's and young adult fiction books published under the name Victoria Schwab. She is the creator of the supernatural teen drama series First Kill , based on her short story of the same name originally published in the 2020 anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite.
Pierce Brown is an American science fiction author who writes the Red Rising series, consisting of Red Rising (2014), Golden Son (2015), Morning Star (2016), Iron Gold (2018) and Dark Age (2019).
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times bestselling and internationally bestselling Australian author of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. She is known for the Starbound Trilogy and Unearthed, which she co-authored with Meagan Spooner; for her series The Illuminae Files, co-authored with Jay Kristoff; and for her solo series, Elementals. Her books have been published in over 35 countries.
Lindsay Maracotta is an American author of eleven novels, including the mass market bestsellers Everything We Wanted, published by Random House, and The Dead Hollywood Moms Society, published by William Morrow. She has served as a producer on several films, including a Hallmark Channel movie based on her Dead Hollywood mystery series entitled Hollywood Mom's Mystery, starring Justine Bateman and Andrew McCarthy. She also wrote for the Ace Award-winning HBO series The Hitchhiker and has written scripts for Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and for such stars as Goldie Hawn and Jessica Lange. Previous to this, she was a freelance writer, contributing articles to numerous publications including Harper’s, Playboy, The Los Angeles Times, and Vogue. Her newest book, The Producer's Daughter was published in 2015.
Dietland is the debut novel by Sarai Walker that was first published on May 26, 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The novel explores the beauty industry and society's obsession with weight loss. A television adaptation of the novel by Marti Noxon premiered on June 4, 2018, on AMC; Joy Nash plays the role of the lead character, Plum.
Rebecca F. Kuang is a Chinese-American fantasy writer. Her first novel, The Poppy War, was released in 2018, followed by the sequels The Dragon Republic in 2019 and The Burning God in 2020. Kuang released a stand-alone novel, Babel, or the Necessity of Violence, in 2022. Kuang has won the Compton Crook Award, the Crawford Award, and the 2020 Astounding Award for Best New Writer, along with being a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, The Kitschies, and British Fantasy awards for her first novel.
The Silent Patient is a 2019 psychological thriller novel written by British–Cypriot author Alex Michaelides. The successful debut novel was published by Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, on 5 February 2019. The audiobook version, released on the same date, is read by Louise Brealey and Jack Hawkins. The story is narrated by an English psychotherapist, Theo Faber, dealing with a patient who turns mute after murdering her husband. Upon its release, the book debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list at No.1. It later won the Goodreads Choice Award 2019 in the Mystery and Thriller category.
It Ends with Us is a romance novel by Colleen Hoover, published by Atria Books on August 2, 2016. Based on the relationship between her mother and father, Hoover described it as "the hardest book I've ever written."
Van Hoang is a middle grade fantasy novelist best known for her debut novel Girl Giant and the Monkey King. The sequel, Girl Giant and the Jade War, was published in December 2021.
Misery Loves Cabernet is a 2009 chick lit novel by Kim Gruenenfelder. A sequel to 2005's critically-acclaimed international bestseller A Total Waste of Makeup, the book continues the adventures of Los Angeles personal assistant Charlize "Charlie" Edwards and her friends. Library Journal credited Gruenenfelder for her "well-written characters" and "wicked sense of humor," as well as for capturing the Hollywood scene accurately through her background as a screenwriter.
There's Cake in My Future is a 2010 romantic comedy novel by Kim Gruenenfelder. Expanding upon the chick lit style that defined her bestseller A Total Waste of Makeup, the novel follows the lives of three friends Nic, Mel, and Seema after a future-changing cake pull. The series continues with the same characters after their fortunes have changed, with the sequel Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink published in 2013.
Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink is a 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kim Gruenenfelder. A sequel to 2010's There's Cake in My Future, the novel follows the lives of three friends Nic, Mel, and Seema nearly a year after their future-defining cake pull. Though Nic attempts to rig another cake pull before Seema's Indian wedding, a bridal shower mishap leads to fortunes being very different from what the friends may have envisioned.
Love The Wine You're With is a 2017 romantic comedy novel by Kim Gruenenfelder. The book follows three friends who decide to open a wine bar in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
