Ana Huang | |
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| Born | March 7, 1991 (aged 33) United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | New adult fiction and romance [1] |
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Ana Huang is a Chinese-American [2] author who primarily writes novels in the romance and new adult fiction genres. [1] She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. [3] [4]
Huang is the daughter of Chinese expats. As a child, Huang mother encouraged her to write stories as a way to practice English as a second language. [5] Later, Huang wrote as a hobby and posted stories on Wattpad. [6]
Huang's first encounter with romance literature was "earlier than I should have”, sneakily picking up "one of those Harlequin mass market paperbacks" while her mom wasn’t looking. [7]
"I wrote my first novel when I was 15, and I uploaded it when I was maybe 18." [8] — Ana Huang
Huang studied international relations in college, [9] and during college, studied abroad in China, [10] as a foreign exchange student in Shanghai. [11]
Huang worked in press relations at a geopolitical consulting company. [12]
"I did a lot of marketing in my old day job" [9] — Ana Huang
After 2019, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Huang began writing and self-publishing novels, and promoting them on TikTok. Her Twisted series went viral, and was republished by Bloom Books in 2022. [13]
In 2022, Huang was featured in Cosmopolitan , [14] and in 2023, Elle magazine India , [5] and Good Morning America . [15]
In 2023, Her novel King of Greed reached #1 on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of The New York Times Best Seller list. [16] King of Sloth was a #1 New York Times Best Seller, [3] and reached #1 on the USA Today Booklist. [4] Twisted Love stayed on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of The New York Times Best Seller list for 61 weeks. [17]
In 2024, Huang, with 1,474,194 print copies sold, is the fourth highest selling BookTok author. [18]
Huang uses "alpha readers" to fact check topics involved in the telling of her stories. [19] [20]
Source: [1]
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Notes | Result |
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| 2022 [21] | Goodreads Choice Awards | Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance | Twisted Hate | Finalist | Nominated |
| 2023 [22] | King of Pride | Nominated | |||
| 2024 [23] | King of Sloth | Nominated |