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]


Early life

Emily 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

After 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 was released in July 2024.[10]

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”.[11]

Novels

  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Emily Giffin | Timeline Biography". Emily Giffin. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ Elavsky, Cindy (25 May 2014). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ "In Print" (PDF). UVA Lawyer: 84–85. Fall 2004.
  4. ^ "Emily Giffin". Fantastic Fiction. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Weaver, Teresa (August 1, 2012). "Q&A with Emily Giffin". Atlanta Magazine.
  6. ^ "Emily Giffin". MacMillan Publishers. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Emily Giffin". Penguin Random House. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Biography". Emily Giffin. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave McNary (2008-08-26). "Swank really 'Something'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  10. ^ https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2024/07/09/emily-giffin-the-summer-pact/
  11. ^ "Emily Giffin | Official Biography". Emily Giffin. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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