Jenny Han – American author of the 21st c.; To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Summer I Turned Pretty; global fame through Netflix and Amazon adaptations. A daughter of Korean immigrants, raised in Virginia, she studied creative writing in New York. Her novels capture the sweetness and ache of growing up and first love.
📚 Wrote her first novel while still a student. 🎬 To All the Boys… trilogy became a Netflix smash, Lara Jean turning into a cultural icon. 📺 The Summer I Turned Pretty adapted into an Amazon series. 🌸 Highlights Asian-American identity naturally in her characters. 🎓 Holds an MFA in children’s literature from The New School. 👩👧👦 Also wrote for kids (Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream). 🏡 Lives in Brooklyn but draws on Southern roots. 📝 Known for humour, nostalgia, and warmth in her storytelling. 🌍 Her books are translated worldwide. 📖 Co-authored Burn for Burn with Siobhan Vivian. 🙂 Fun fact: as a teen she kept “crush lists” that later inspired Lara Jean’s letters.