Ali Hazelwood | |
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| Hazelwood at the 2025 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Genre | Romance |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Notable works | The Love Hypothesis |
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| alihazelwood | |
Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of Italian romance novelist and neuroscience professor based in the United States. [1] [2] [3] Many of her works center on women in STEM fields and academia. Her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, was a New York Times best seller and is currently being developed into a feature film. [4]
Hazelwood's first novel, The Love Hypothesis, was published in September 2021. [5] It was on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks. [6] [7] The story was originally written as Star Wars fan fiction about Rey and Kylo Ren, which Hazelwood first published on Archive of Our Own in 2018. [8] In 2020, Hazelwood was approached by a literary agent about the story, who then helped her prepare it for publication. [1]
In 2022, Hazelwood published her second full-length novel, Love on the Brain, [9] as well as three novellas: Under One Roof, Stuck with You, and Below Zero. [10] In 2023, Hazelwood compiled her three novellas into a book titled Loathe to Love You. [11] That same year, she released her third adult novel, Love, Theoretically, [10] as well as her first young adult novel, Check & Mate. [12] In 2024, she released the paranormal romance, Bride. [13] Her seventh book, Not in Love, was released in June 2024. [14] Deep End came out in early 2025, [15] followed by Problematic Summer Romance, a spin-off of Not in Love. [16] In October 2025, Hazelwood's second paranormal romance novel, Mate was released. [17]
Hazelwood was born and raised in Italy [1] and lived in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. in neuroscience. [6] [18] During her graduate study, Hazelwood researched brain stimulation and cognitive neuroscience. [19]
Hazelwood worked as a professor up until 2023, when she took a break from academia to focus on her writing career. [6]