Krystal Sutherland

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Krystal Sutherland
Born1990 (age 34–35)
Occupationnovelist
Period4 October 2016–30 January 2024
GenreFiction
Notable works Our Chemical Hearts
Website
www.krystalsutherland.com

Krystal Sutherland (born 1990 [1] ) is an Australian writer. She is best known for her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts , and her third novel, House of Hollow, which is listed on The New York Times Best Seller list. [2]

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Biography

Sutherland was born and raised in Townsville, Australia. She has lived in multiple big cities across the world; in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine; in Amsterdam, where she worked as a foreign correspondent; and Hong Kong, where she finished her degree.[ citation needed ]

While attending high school Sutherland wanted to be an actress. In 2016, she published her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts , which was made in a feature film in 2020 by Amazon Studios. [3]

Her 2024 novel, The Invocations, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the 2025 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. [4]

The Invocations won the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Award for young adult literature. [5]

Film adaptations

In 2020, Amazon Studios released a feature film of the novel Our Chemical Hearts, titled Chemical Hearts , starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams. [6] [7] Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US. [8]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Krystal Sutherland". Readers First.
  2. ↑ "Young Adult Hardcover Books – Best Sellers – Books – May 9, 2021". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Chemical Hearts". 21 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020– via IMDb.
  4. ↑ "NSW Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Story, Hannah (29 September 2025). "Rick Morton's book about Robodebt, Mean Streak, among Prime Minister's Literary Award winners". ABC News . Full list of winners. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lili Reinhart Explains How Her New Movie 'Chemical Hearts' Tackles Teenage Limbo". NBC New York. 21 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Review: Love hurts. 'Chemical Hearts' attempts to overexplain why". Los Angeles Times. 22 August 2020.
  8. ↑ White, Peter (5 February 2020). "Yellow Bird U.S. To Adapt Krystal Sutherland's Novel 'A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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