{{Short description|Chinese-American author (born 1991)}} {{for|the Canadian professional golfer|Anna Huang}} {{Infobox writer | embed = | honorific_prefix = | name = Ana Huang | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = March 7, 1991 (aged 35)<!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = United States | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Writer | language = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = New adult fiction and romance<ref name="primarylist"/> | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notable_works = {{bulleted list| | If Love series |''Twisted Love'' series |''Kings of Sin'' series |''The Striker''}} | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = Signature of Ana Huang.svg | signature_alt = | years_active = 2013-present | module = | website = {{URL|https://anahuang.com/}} | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc.; or omit --> }}
'''Ana Huang''' is a Chinese-American<ref name="nine.au/huang">{{cite news |title=Why Ana's 'spicy' romance novel got 800 million people talking |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/ana-huang-twisted-love-series-booktok-exclusive-interview/bbf1b592-def1-4602-98a2-1548eb97086a |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=honey.nine.com.au Nine Entertainment |date=22 November 2023 |language=en-AU}}</ref> author who primarily writes novels in the romance and new adult fiction genres.<ref name="primarylist"/> She is a #1 ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling author.<ref name="NYTsloth1"/><ref name="USAsloth1">{{Cite web |title=Best-selling Booklist |date=May 8, 2024 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/date/2024-05-08 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life == Huang is the daughter of Chinese expats. As a child, Huang's mother encouraged her to write stories as a way to practice English as a second language.<ref name="elle.in/ana-huang">{{cite web |title=Ana Huang On Becoming a Bookstagram Favourite, Indian Readers And Grey Male Characters |url=https://elle.in/ana-huang-twisted-author-interview/ |website=Elle magazine India |access-date=20 December 2024 |date=5 May 2023}}</ref> Later, Huang wrote as a hobby and posted fiction on Wattpad.<ref>{{cite web |title=BookTok Sensation Ana Huang's Twisted Journey — How She Went from Hobbyist to Romance Sensation (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/ana-huang-books-twisted-king-of-sloth-8630875 |website=People |access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> She states that "I wrote my first novel when I was 15, and I uploaded it when I was maybe 18."<ref name="theglobeandmail/Huang-twisted">{{cite news |title=Twisted series author Ana Huang on BookTok fame and writing the romantic 'alpha male' |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-twisted-series-author-ana-huang-on-booktok-fame-and-writing-the/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=30 August 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Huang studied international relations in college,<ref name="businessinsider/huang-self-publishing">{{cite news |last1=Grindell |first1=Samantha |title=Romance author Ana Huang says self-publishing books is like running a small business |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/author-ana-huang-self-publishing-books-like-running-small-business-2024-10 |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=Business Insider}}</ref> and during college, studied abroad in China,<ref name="vicariousliving/huang">{{cite web |author1=Vaishali |title=Author Interview with Ana Huang |url=https://vicariousliving-bookreviews.weebly.com/author-spotlight/author-interview-with-ana-huang |website=V.L.Book.Reviews |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> as a foreign exchange student in Shanghai.<ref name="waterstones/Huang">{{cite web |title=Ana Huang |url=https://www.waterstones.com/author/ana-huang/4608831 |website=Waterstones |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Huang worked in press relations at a geopolitical consulting company.<ref name="Straits/review-wrath">{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Charmaine |title=Book review: King Of Wrath layers steamy romance with intricacies of family loyalty |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/book-review-king-of-wrath-layers-steamy-romance-with-intricacies-of-family-loyalty |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=May 6, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
After 2019, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Huang began writing and self-publishing novels, and promoting them on TikTok. Her ''Twisted'' series went viral, and was republished by Bloom Books in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ana Huang Knows That Sloth Isn't Sexy|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20240212/94304-ana-huang-knows-that-sloth-isn-t-sexy.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>
In 2022, Huang was featured in ''Cosmopolitan'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-15 |title=The 30 Best Romance Novels of 2022 That'll Give You All the ~ Feels ~ |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/g40392688/best-romance-novels-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref> and in 2023, ''Elle magazine India'',<ref name="elle.in/ana-huang"/> and ''Good Morning America''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ana Huang talks new book, 'King of Sloth' |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/ana-huang-talks-new-book-king-sloth-109778023 |website=Good Morning America |access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>
In 2023, her novel ''King of Greed'' reached #1 on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 12, 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2023/11/12/trade-fiction-paperback/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''King of Sloth'' was a #1 ''New York Times'' Best Seller,<ref name="NYTsloth1">{{Cite news |title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers - Books - May 19, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/05/19/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and reached #1 on the ''USA Today'' Booklist.<ref name="USAsloth1"/> ''Twisted Love'' stayed on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for 61 weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 1, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/09/01/trade-fiction-paperback/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In 2024, Huang, with 1,474,194 print copies sold, is the fourth highest selling BookTok author.<ref name="Roeloffs/booktok-sold">{{cite web |last1=Roeloffs |first1=Mary Whitfill |title=One BookTok Author Sold More Books This Year Than The Top 10 New Books Combined |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/07/05/booktok-author-sarah-j-maas-sold-more-books-this-year-than-the-top-10-new-books-combined/ |website=Forbes sites |access-date=21 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Huang uses "alpha readers" to fact check topics involved in the telling of her stories.<ref name="businessinsider/huang-striker">{{cite news |last1=Grindell |first1=Samantha |title=BookTok author Ana Huang mastered the art of billionaire romances. She said her first sports novel didn't come as easily. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/author-ana-huang-the-striker-athlete-research-2024-10 |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=Business Insider |date=Oct 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="cosmopolitan/huang-striker">{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Ana Huang Just Scored With 'The Striker' and She's Been Building an Empire Along the Way |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/a62952283/ana-huang-the-striker-interview-exclusive/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=Cosmopolitan |date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
== Works == === ''If Love'' series === * ''If We Ever Meet Again'' (2020) * ''If the Sun Never Sets'' (2020) * ''If Love Had a Price'' (2020) * ''If We Were Perfect'' (2020)
=== ''Twisted'' series=== * ''Twisted Love'' (2021) * ''Twisted Games'' (2022) * ''Twisted Hate'' (2023) * ''Twisted Lies'' (2024)
=== ''Kings of Sin'' series === * ''King of Wrath'' (2022) * ''King of Pride'' (2023) * ''King of Greed'' (2023) * ''King of Sloth'' (2024) * ''King of Envy'' (2025) * ''King of Gluttony'' (2026) * ''King of Lust'' (2027)
=== ''Gods of the Game'' series === * ''The Striker'' (2024) * ''The Defender'' (2025) * ''The Keeper'' (2026)
===Standalones=== * ''All I've Never Wanted'' (2013) {{Small| Sources:<ref name="primarylist">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Books|url=https://anahuang.com/books/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website= Ana Huang .com |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Title !! Notes !! Result |- | 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers' Favorite Romance 2022 - Goodreads Choice Awards |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2022 |website=goodreads.com |access-date=2025-01-26 }}</ref> || ! rowspan="3" | Goodreads Choice Awards || ! rowspan="3" | Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance ||''Twisted Hate'' || ! rowspan="3" | Finalist || {{nom}} |- | 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers' Favorite Romance 2023 - Goodreads Choice Awards |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2023 |website=goodreads.com |access-date=2025-01-26 }}</ref> ||''King of Pride'' || {{nom}} |- | 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers' Favorite Romance 2024 - Goodreads Choice Awards |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2024 |website=goodreads.com |access-date=2025-01-26 }}</ref> || ''King of Sloth'' || {{nom}} |}
== See also == * New adult fiction
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading == * {{cite news |last1=Kropf |first1=Kylee |title=Here For The Spice: A Q&A With Ana Huang For Spotify's New Spicy Audiobooks Launch |url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/ucla/here-for-the-spice-a-qa-with-ana-huang-for-spotifys-new-spicy-audiobooks-launch/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=Her Campus |date=21 February 2024}}
== External links == * [https://anahuang.com/ Official website]
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