Ana Huang

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| If Love series

|Twisted series

|Kings of Sin series

|The Striker}}

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Ana Huang is a Chinese-American{{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}} author who primarily writes novels in the romance and new adult fiction genres. She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.{{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}}

Early life

Huang is the daughter of Chinese expats. As a child, Huang mother encouraged her to write stories as a way to practice English as a second language.{{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}} Later, Huang wrote as a hobby and posted stories on Wattpad.{{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}}

Huang's first encounter with romance literature was "earlier than I should have”, sneakily picking up "one of those Harlequin mass market paperbacks" while her mom wasn’t looking.{{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}}

"I wrote my first novel when I was 15, and I uploaded it when I was maybe 18."{{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 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240831042408/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-twisted-series-author-ana-huang-on-booktok-fame-and-writing-the/ |archive-date=2024-08-31 |language=en-CA}} — Ana Huang

Huang studied international relations in college,{{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}} and during college, studied abroad in China,{{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}} as a foreign exchange student in Shanghai.{{cite web |title=Ana Huang |url=https://www.waterstones.com/author/ana-huang/4608831 |website=Waterstones |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=en}}

Career

Huang worked in press relations at a geopolitical consulting company.{{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 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817204013/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/book-review-king-of-wrath-layers-steamy-romance-with-intricacies-of-family-loyalty |archive-date=2024-08-17 |language=en}}

"I did a lot of marketing in my old day job" — Ana Huang

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.{{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}}

In 2022, Huang was featured in Cosmopolitan,{{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}} and in 2023, Elle magazine India, and Good Morning America.{{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}}

In 2023, Her novel King of Greed reached #1 on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of The New York Times Best Seller list.{{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}} King of Sloth was a #1 New York Times Best Seller,{{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}} and reached #1 on the USA Today Booklist. Twisted Love stayed on the Paperback Trade Fiction section of The New York Times Best Seller list for 61 weeks.{{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}}

In 2024, Huang, with 1,474,194 print copies sold, is the fourth highest selling BookTok author.{{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}}

Huang uses "alpha readers" to fact check topics involved in the telling of her stories.{{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}}{{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}}

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)

= ''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 (TBD)

= ''Twisted'' series=

Twisted Love (2021)
Twisted Games (2021)
Twisted Hate (2022)
Twisted Lies (2022)

= ''Gods of the Game'' series =

The Striker (2024)
The Defender (2025)

=Standalones=

All I've Never Wanted (2013; Out of Print)

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Sources:{{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}}}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-10 |title= All I've Never Wanted by Ana Huang |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25464015-all-i-ve-never-wanted |access-date= 10 March 2025 |website= Goodreads.com |language=en-US}}

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title	Notes	Result
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2022{{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 }}	! rowspan="3" \| Goodreads Choice Awards	! rowspan="3" \| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance	Twisted Hate	! rowspan="3" \| Finalist	{{nom}}
2023{{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 }}	King of Pride	{{nom}}
2024{{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 }}	King of Sloth	{{nom}}