| Birth date | 1990 (age 36–37) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | novelist |
| Period | 4 October 2016–30 January 2024 |
| Notable works | Our Chemical Hearts |
| Website | www.krystalsutherland.com |
| Genre | Fiction |
Krystal Sutherland (born 1990[1]) is an Australian writer. She is best known for her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts, and her third novel, House of Hollow, which is listed on The New York Times Best Seller list.[2]
Biography
Sutherland was born and raised in Townsville, Australia. She has lived in multiple big cities across the world; in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine; in Amsterdam, where she worked as a foreign correspondent; and Hong Kong, where she finished her degree.[citation needed] Currently, she is living in London.[3]
While attending high school Sutherland wanted to be an actress. In 2016, she published her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts, which was made in a feature film in 2020 by Amazon Studios.[4]
Her novel, House of Hollow, was nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal in 2022.[5]
Her 2024 novel, The Invocations, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the 2025 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.[6]
The Invocations won the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Award for young adult literature.[7]
Film adaptations
In 2020, Amazon Studios released a feature film of the novel Our Chemical Hearts, titled Chemical Hearts, starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams.[8][9] Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US.[10]
Bibliography
- Our Chemical Hearts (2016)
- A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares (2017)
- House of Hollow (2021)
- The Invocations (2024)
References
- ^ "Krystal Sutherland". Readers First
- ^ "Young Adult Hardcover Books – Best Sellers – Books – May 9, 2021". The New York Times
- ^ "Krystal Sutherland". www.krystalsutherland.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Chemical Hearts". August 21, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020. – via IMDb.
- ^ "The Carnegies". Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "NSW Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ Story, Hannah (29 September 2025). "Rick Morton's book about Robodebt, Mean Streak, among Prime Minister's Literary Award winners". ABC News. Full list of winners. Archived 29 September 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Lili Reinhart Explains How Her New Movie 'Chemical Hearts' Tackles Teenage Limbo". NBC New York. August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Love hurts. 'Chemical Hearts' attempts to overexplain why". Los Angeles Times. August 22, 2020.
- ^ White, Peter (Feb 5, 2020). "Yellow Bird U.S. To Adapt Krystal Sutherland's Novel 'A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved Sep 4, 2020.