Jasmine Guillory | |
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 Guillory at the 2022
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Bishop O'Dowd High School Wellesley College Stanford Law School |
| Genre | Romance |
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Jasmine Guillory is an American romance novelist. Her works' protagonists are often African-American professionals. [1] In February 2019, her book, The Proposal, was ranked on The New York Times Best Seller list for paperback trade fiction. [2]
Education and early career
Guillory graduated from Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California in 1993. [3] She then majored in history at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, graduating in 1997. [4] After graduation, Guillory worked in Washington D.C. for two years before attending Stanford Law School. [4] She graduated in 2002, [5] and later clerked at a Federal District Court in San Francisco for two years before joining a law firm where she focused on security and intellectual property. [3]
Writing career
In April 2015, Guillory began transitioning to a career as an author. [4] She participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an annual writing project where she completed half of a book draft for her first published novel, The Wedding Date (2018). [6] [7] The book was noted in publications by Target, Elle Magazine, The Washington Post, and USA Today Bestsellers. [3] Her subsequent novels include The Proposal (2018), The Wedding Party (2019), and Party of Two (2020). [8] [9] [10] Her work features protagonists of color and addresses race throughout the storylines. [9] According to Hannah Giorgis of The Atlantic, Guillory's writing frequently includes consent as a theme. [9]
Bibliography
- The Wedding Date (2018)
- The Proposal (2018)
- The Wedding Party (2019)
- Royal Holiday (2019)
- Party of Two (2020)
- While We Were Dating (2021)
- By the Book (2022)
- Drunk On Love (2022)
References
- ^ Zack, Jessica (September 29, 2019). "Oakland's Jasmine Guillory wrote romance lit about black people. Now Oprah and Reese Witherspoon are fans". Datebook. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Paperback Trade Fiction Books – Best Sellers – Feb. 24, 2019 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jasmine Guillory '93 Finds Creative Outlet in Writing". Bishop O'Dowd High School. August 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c Carey, Emily (April 3, 2019). "Wellesley alum Jasmine Guillory '97 soars on the New York Times Best Sellers List". The Wellesley News. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Roemer, John. "The Writers: JDs Penning Their Stories". Stanford Law School. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ de León, Concepción (November 4, 2019). "How to Get the Most Out of National Novel Writing Month". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Wellesley Writes It: Jasmine Guillory '97 (@thebestjasmine), Author of THE WEDDING DATE". Wellesley Underground. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine (September 20, 2022). "A Lawyer Finds Her Happily-Ever-After as a Romance Writer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c Giorgis, Hannah (October 28, 2018). "How to Write Consent in Romance Novels". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Author: Jasmine Guillory (THE PROPOSAL)". Penguin Random House Official YouTube Channel. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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