Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover (born December 11, 1979) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels and five novellas.[2] Hoover's novels fall into the New Adult and young adult categories.[1]

Colleen Hoover
BornMargaret Colleen Fennell[1]
(1979-12-11) December 11, 1979
Sulphur Springs, Texas, US
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A., Social Work
Alma materTexas A&M-Commerce
GenreYoung adult fiction and New-adult fiction
Notable works
  • Slammed
  • Point of Retreat
  • This Girl
  • Hopeless
  • Losing Hope
  • Finding Cinderella
  • Maybe Someday
  • Maybe Not
  • Ugly Love
  • November Nine
  • Confess
  • It Ends With Us
  • Without Merit
  • Verity
  • Heart Bones
  • Regretting You
  • Layla
SpouseWilliam Heath Hoover
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Hoover published her first novel, Slammed, in January 2012.[3] Since then, all of her full-length novels have become New York Times Best Sellers.[2]

Colleen Hoover has appeared on ABC News Nightline[1] and CBS This Morning[4]

Early life and career

Colleen Hoover was born December 11, 1979[5] in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Vannoy Fite[1] and Eddie Fennell. She grew up in Saltillo, TX,[6] and graduated from Saltillo High School in 1998.[7] In 2000, she married Heath Hoover,[8] with whom she now has three sons.[9] Hoover graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in Social Work.[3] She worked various social work and teaching jobs until she began her writing career.[3]

In November 2011, Colleen began writing her first novel, Slammed, with no intentions of getting published. She was inspired by a lyric, "decide what to be and go be it," from an Avett Brothers song, "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise." Because of this, she incorporated Avett Brothers lyrics throughout the story.[10] After a few months, her novel was reviewed and given 5 stars by a major book blogger, Maryse Black.[11] After that, sales rapidly increased, and Slammed and its sequel, Point of Retreat, both made the New York Times Best Seller list.[3][12]

Writings

Slammed

Hoover self-published her debut novel, Slammed, in January 2012.[3] Slammed first made the New York Times Best Seller list on July 22, 2012[13] and peaked at #8 in e-book fiction on August 5, 2012.[14] Atria Books picked it up and republished it August 10, 2012.[15]

Point of Retreat

Hoover self-published Point of Retreat, the sequel to Slammed, in February 2012.[3] Point of Retreat first made the New York Times Best Seller list on July 29, 2012[16] and peaked at #18 on August 5, 2012.[14] Atria Books picked it up along with Slammed and republished it on August 10, 2012.[17]

This Girl

Atria Books published This Girl, the third and final installment in the Slammed series, on April 30, 2013.[18] It made the New York Times Best Seller list on May 19, 2013, where it peaked at #9.[19]

A Father's Kiss

A Father's Kiss is a short story and a follow-up to the Slammed series. Hoover published "A Father's Kiss" as part of an anthology, called The Kiss: An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters, on January 15, 2014.[20]

Hopeless

Hoover self-published Hopeless in December 2012.[3] On January 6, 2013, it debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list at #19.[21] On January 20, 2013, it peaked at #1 and remained there for three weeks.[22] It was the first self-published novel to ever make #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list,[23] the #1 bestselling self-published e-book of 2013, and the #16 bestselling e-book overall of 2013.[24] Hoover sold the paperback rights to Atria Books in January 2013,[3] and the paperback released on May 7, 2013.[25] Hoover still owns her e-book rights today.[25] Hopeless is about a girl who was home schooled all her life who finally goes to public high school. High school perks get to her and she winds up falling in love with her childhood best friend she no longer remembers.

Losing Hope

Atria Books published Losing Hope, the POV companion novel to Hopeless, on July 8, 2013.[26] It debuted and peaked at #6 on the New York Times Best Seller list on July 28, 2013.[27]

Finding Cinderella

Finding Cinderella is a free novella that Hoover published as a thank you to her fans for all their continued support. It is a spinoff of Hopeless and Losing Hope and features several of the same characters. Originally, neither Hoover nor Atria Books had any intention of offering Finding Cinderella in paperback form, because the intention was to offer the book for free. However, the overwhelming demands from Hoover’s fans led Atria Books to agree to publish the novel in paperback form, complete with several bonus features such as a new epilogue and Hoover’s own “Cinderella story.”[28]

Maybe Someday

Atria Books published Maybe Someday on March 18, 2014.[29] It debuted and peaked at #3 on the New York Times Best Seller list on April 6, 2014[30] and resurfaced on the New York Times Best Seller list on September 14, 2014, at #21.[31]

Maybe Someday is a standalone novel about a young guy and a girl who write music together and end up falling in love with each other even though the boy has a girlfriend. Hoover joined forces with musician Griffin Peterson[32] to create an original soundtrack to accompany the novel. Readers are able to click links in the e-book or scan a QR code in the paperback, which will take them to a website where they can listen to the music for free.[33]

Ugly Love

Atria Books published Ugly Love on August 5, 2014.[34] The book received a Starred Review from Booklist[35] and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for three weeks, where it debuted and peaked at #4 on August 24, 2014.[36] Film rights for the book have recently been purchased by Hackybox Pictures, based out of Toronto, Canada. The project is still in the works, and Nick Bateman has been cast as the male lead.[37]

Never Never

A collaboration with Tarryn Fisher.

Confess

Atria Books published Confess on March 10, 2015.[38] It debuted and peaked at #9 on the New York Times Best Seller list on March 29, 2015.[39] It has since gone on to become an Awestruck original TV series, coming April 2017 to go90.com and the go90 app, available for iOS or Android.

November Nine

Atria Books published November Nine on November 10, 2015.[40] It debuted #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list on November 29, 2015.[41]

It Ends With Us

Atria Books published It Ends With Us on August 2, 2016.[42] Hoover described this novel as "by far the hardest book I've ever written."[43] It received a starred review from Kirkus.[44]

Without Merit

Atria Books published Without Merit on October 3, 2017.[45]

Awards and achievements

Awards
YearAwards CeremonyWorkCategoryResultRef
2012Goodreads Choice Awards SlammedYoung Adult FictionNominated[46]
2013Goodreads Choice AwardsLosing HopeRomanceNominated[47]
2013Goodreads Choice AwardsThis GirlRomanceNominated[47]
2014UtopYA Con AwardsMaybe SomedayMost Innovative MarketingWon[48]
2015Goodreads Choice AwardsConfessRomanceWon[49]
2016 Goodreads Choice Awards It Ends With Us Romance Won

New York Times Best Sellers

Slammed (#8)[14]
Point of Retreat (#18)[14]
This Girl (#9)[19]
Hopeless (#1)[22]
Losing Hope (#6)[27]
Maybe Someday (#3)[30]
Confess (#4)[30]

Amazon Best Sellers Of 2013

Hopeless (#16)[24]

Works
Books[50]
  • Slammed (2012)
  • Point of Retreat (2012)
  • This Girl (2013)
  • Hopeless (2013)
  • Losing Hope (2013)
  • Finding Cinderella (2014) novella
  • Maybe Someday (2014)
  • Maybe Not (2014) novella
  • Ugly Love (2014)
  • Never Never (2015) three part novella series with Tarryn Fisher
  • Confess (2015)
  • November 9 (2015)
  • Too Late (2016)
  • It Ends with Us (2016)
  • Without Merit (2017)
  • All your Perfects (2018)
  • Verity (2018)
  • Maybe Now (2018)
  • Regretting You (2019)
  • Heart Bones (2020)
  • Layla (2020)
Short stories
  • "A Father's Kiss" from The Kiss (An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters)→
  • "Saint" from "One more step (An anthology)

See also

References
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