Ann Napolitano
Ann Napolitano is an American novelist, born in Ramsey on 21 October 1971, who lives in Brooklyn. She earned an MFA at New York University and has taught fiction in Brooklyn College's MFA programme, at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies and at Gotham Writers' Workshop. From 2014 to 2020 she was associate editor of the literary magazine One Story.
Her first two novels were Within Arm's Reach and A Good Hard Look. Dear Edward (2020) entered the New York Times list on publication, was a Read with Jenna pick and became an Apple TV+ series with Connie Britton. Hello Beautiful (2023) did the same, was chosen as the 100th Oprah's Book Club title and was longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. It is now her most read book, with close to 600,000 Goodreads ratings, and more than thirty publishers abroad have taken it up. The New York Times, NPR and Time all named it among the year's best.
The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Ann Napolitano, mostly historical fiction and romance, published by The Dial Press, first published in 2023.
- Hello Beautiful chosen as the 100th Oprah's Book Club pick
- Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, 2024, for Hello Beautiful
- Dear Edward and Hello Beautiful both instant New York Times bestsellers
- Dear Edward adapted as an Apple TV+ series with Connie Britton
- Dear Edward chosen for Read with Jenna
1Hello Beautiful was the hundredth book chosen for Oprah's Book Club.
2She spent six years as associate editor of the literary magazine One Story.
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How many Ann Napolitano books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
We have reviewed 1 book by Ann Napolitano: Hello Beautiful.