Emily Fisk Giffin (born March 20, 1972)[1] is an American author of several novels, including Something Borrowed, Meant to Be, All We Ever Wanted, Heart of the Matter, and The One and Only.[2]
Emily Giffin | |
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| Born | Emily Fisk Giffin March 20, 1972 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, former lawyer |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University (BA) University of Virginia School of Law (JD) |
| Children | 3 |
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Early life
editEmily Giffin was born on March 20, 1972. She attended Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), where she was a member of a creative writing club and served as editor-in-chief of the school's newspaper.[1] Afterwards, Giffin earned her undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University, where she double-majored in history and English and served as basketball team manager. She then attended law school at the University of Virginia.[1]
Career
editAfter graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997,[3] Giffin moved to Manhattan, where she worked in the litigation department of Winston & Strawn.[4] In 2001, she moved to London and began writing full-time.[5] Her first young adult novel, Lily Holding True, was rejected by eight publishers.[1] Giffin started writing a new novel, originally titled Rolling the Dice, which was published in 2004 and became a best-seller called Something Borrowed. The novel received positive reviews and made the New York Times bestseller list.[1]
In 2002, Giffin found an agent and signed a two-book contract with St. Martin's Press.[1] St. Martin's-Griffin published Giffin's first six novels. Her subsequent novels are published by Penguin Random House.[6][7]
Nine of Giffin's novels have become New York Times bestsellers.[8] Three books appeared simultaneously on USA Today's top 150 list. Something Borrowed was adapted into a feature film (released on May 6, 2011), and its sequel novel, Something Blue, has been optioned for film.[9]
Her novel The Summer Pact is scheduled for release in 2024.[10][11]
Vanity Fair described Giffin as a “modern day Jane Austen” (Vanity Fair) while the New York Times dubbed her as a “dependably down-to-earth storyteller”.[12]
Novels
edit- Something Borrowed (2004)
- Something Blue (2005)
- Baby Proof (2006)
- Love the One You're With (2008)
- Heart of the Matter (2010)
- The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone (2012): Prequel to Something Blue and Something Borrowed
- Where We Belong (2012)
- The One and Only (2014)
- First Comes Love (2016)
- All We Ever Wanted (2018)
- The Lies That Bind (2020)
- Meant to Be (2022)
- The Summer Pact (2024)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Emily Giffin | Timeline Biography". Emily Giffin. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Elavsky, Cindy (25 May 2014). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "In Print" (PDF). UVA Lawyer: 84–85. Fall 2004.
- ^ "Emily Giffin". Fantastic Fiction. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Weaver, Teresa (August 1, 2012). "Q&A with Emily Giffin". Atlanta Magazine.
- ^ "Emily Giffin". MacMillan Publishers. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Emily Giffin". Penguin Random House. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Official Biography". Emily Giffin. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ McNary, Dave McNary (2008-08-26). "Swank really 'Something'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
- ^ Atten, Suzanne Van. "Bookshelf: Emily Giffin writes a love letter to friends in 'The Summer Pact'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Emily Giffin | The Summer Pact". Emily Giffin. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Emily Giffin | Official Biography". Emily Giffin. Retrieved 2024-07-06.