Jenny Han
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Jenny Han | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Han at BookCon in June 2019 | |
| Born | September 3, 1980 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BFA) The New School (MFA) |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| dearjennyhan | |
Jenny Han (born September 3, 1980) is an Asian American writer and co-showrunner. Many of her books are young adult fiction and children's fiction. She is best known for writing The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy and the To All the Boys series.[1] Her series To All the Boys I've Loved Before has reached the New York Times best-selling children's list.
Career
[change | change source]Han wrote her first book, Shug, at age 24. Han has a total of eleven books, three movies, and two TV shows. Throughout her work, she has made a rare leap from writer to co-showrunner. In addition, she has also gone from writer to cultural figure. Publishers rejected Han when she attempted to sell a novel with an Asian American main character before publishing The Summer I Turned Pretty. Now, Jenny Han has her own production company, Jenny Kissed Me. Most of Han’s work is young adult fiction. In the series XO Kitty, Jenny’s sister inspired the character Kitty Song Covey. Her books and shows were a big success. On Tiktok, the hashtag #thesummeriturnedpretty has reached 6.6 billion views.
Early Life
[change | change source]Jenny Han was born on September 3rd, 1980, in Richmond, Virginia. Han attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her BFA. She studied psychology and English. Additionally, she also attended The New School for her MFA. She was a children’s library worker before becoming an writer.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jenny Han; Official Publisher Page". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
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