Ana Huang
Ana Huang
b. 7 March 1991 · From United States- Books
- 20
- Followers
- 7
About
Chinese-American author Ana Huang is one of the defining names of the contemporary romance boom, a number one New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller whose books have sold more than twenty-five million copies and been translated into over thirty languages.
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she studied international relations and spent time as an exchange student in Shanghai, a setting that surfaces in her earliest work. She began writing stories as a child to practice English and later posted fiction online before self-publishing in earnest around the start of the pandemic.
Her breakout came with the Twisted series, which went viral on BookTok and led to a print deal with Bloom Books in 2022. Huang writes in a single interconnected universe, nicknamed the Anaverse by fans, spanning the If Love, Twisted, Kings of Sin, and Gods of the Game series, each built on morally grey heroes, sharp banter, and high heat.
Her work is moving to the screen, with Twisted in development at Netflix and Gods of the Game optioned by Amazon MGM Studios. She is known for her interconnected casts and for an accessible, propulsive style that helped bring a new generation of readers to the genre.
Top genres
Contemporary Romance Romance Fiction Contemporary Literature Dark Romance
Links
Featured works
Series
Authors in the same genres
C
L
C
C
Frequently asked questions
She publishes under the name Ana Huang and earlier posted fiction online under a separate Wattpad handle. There is no indication it is a pseudonym; it is the name she has used throughout her professional career.
She began writing stories as a child, encouraged by her mother to practice English, and posted fiction online as a hobby. She started self-publishing in earnest around the start of the pandemic, with the If Love series in 2020 and the Twisted series in 2021.
It is the fan nickname for Ana Huang's single interconnected universe. Her four series, If Love, Twisted, Kings of Sin, and Gods of the Game, share a world, with characters reappearing or cameoing across the books.
A common recommendation is If Love, then Twisted, then Kings of Sin, then Gods of the Game. The books are written as standalones, so they can be read in any order, but series order best follows the recurring characters.
She is a number one New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller with more than twenty-five million copies sold and translations into over thirty languages. Twisted Love alone spent dozens of weeks on the New York Times list.
Yes. The Twisted series is in development at Netflix, and the Gods of the Game series has been optioned by Amazon MGM Studios.
In interviews she has emphasized embracing a messy first draft and giving herself time to mull over a story, and she avoids social media before writing to keep from second-guessing her work.
Her active series are Kings of Sin, planned as seven books running through 2027, and Gods of the Game, whose final book is due in 2026.