Jenny Han

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1980 · age 46

Jenny Han is an American author, screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner. She is best known for writing The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy, which she adapted into a TV series for Prime Video. She also wrote the To All the Boys trilogy, which was adapted into a Netflix film series.

Jenny Han is read about 360 times a day, in 29 languages.

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2021“There’s something very compelling about the immediacy and urgency of adolescence.”In their words11 February 2021As quoted in Harper's BazaarRead the whole statement

2020“Immigrant parents don’t want their children to suffer or have to live harder than they did.”In their words24 February 2020As quoted in ElleRead the whole statement

2019“Well, I don’t ever plan anything in my books. Since I don’t outline, I tend to just go wherever my imagination leads me and where I feel excited to write about.”In their words4 June 2019As quoted in VoxRead the whole statement

2018“I don’t outline anything in advance. That can be really scary. I liken it to walking blindfolded. I’m trying to head towards somewhere, but I have no idea how to get there.”In their words9 August 2018As quoted in Refinery 29Read the whole statement

2016Asian/Pacific American Awards for LiteratureAward1980Born3 September 1980

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It was definitely overwhelming and surprising.
On the popularity of To All the Boys book series in "To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han on watching her book become a, Own words
I'm not one of those writers that drafts out 500 pages, and then cuts a bunch of stuff, and then does new stuff on the fly. I'm just a lot more slow.
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What I would say is, don’t even look at a screen. Get a notebook and pen. For me, I always prefer to start writing with a pen. For me, the blank page is just a possibility.
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