Ali Hazelwood
BornItaly
OccupationWriter, professor
GenreRomance
Years active2021–present
Notable worksThe Love Hypothesis
Website
alihazelwood.com

Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of an Italian romance novelist and neuroscience professor.[1] Many of her works center on women in STEM fields and academia. Her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, was a New York Times best seller.[2]

Career

The Love Hypothesis

The Love Hypothesis was developed from a 2018 Star Wars fan fiction about the "Reylo" ship between Rey and Kylo Ren[3][4] originally titled Head Over Feet and published by Hazelwood on AO3 under the pen name "Ever-so-reylo".[5] The main characters were renamed Olive and Adam (the latter after Adam Driver), with all explicit Star Wars references cut, and the characters on the novel's cover illustration designed after Driver and Daisy Ridley.[6][7]

Other works

She published three novellas in 2022: Under One Roof,[8] Stuck with You,[9] and Below Zero.[10] These stories were compiled into a book called Loathe to Love You released in 2023.

Her second novel Love on the Brain was published on August 23, 2022.[11] Her third novel, Love, Theoretically was published on June 13, 2023.

Her first YA novel, Check & Mate was published on November 7, 2023.[12]

Bride, a paranormal romance novel, and Not in Love are scheduled for 2024.

Personal life

Hazelwood was born and raised in Italy[5] and lived in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. in neuroscience.[13] During her graduate study, Hazelwood researched brain simulation and cognitive neuroscience.[14]

Hazelwood currently works full-time as a professor.[13] She is married and has three cats.[15]

Works

Novels

  • The Love Hypothesis (2021)
  • Love on the Brain (2022)
  • Love, Theoretically (2023)
  • Check & Mate (2023)
  • Bride (2024)
  • Not in Love (2024)

Novellas

  • Loathe to Love You (2023) collection:
    • Under One Roof (2022)
    • Stuck with You (2022)
    • Below Zero (2022)

References

  1. ↑ Daily, Lisa (2022-08-24). "Love Goes From Hypothesis to Proven in Ali Hazelwood's Latest Rom-Com | BookTrib". booktrib.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Best Sellers - Books - Oct. 24, 2021". The New York Times. October 24, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ↑ Mugsly, Pug (February 10, 2022). Comparing a published Reylo novel with the original fanfic (The Love Hypothesis vs. Head Over Feet). Pug Mugsly. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Di Carlo, Daniella (February 14, 2023). "10 Successful Books That Started Out as Fan Fiction: 'The Love Hypothesis' (2021) — Ali Hazelwood". Collider. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Merry, Stephanie (August 25, 2022). "Ali Hazelwood's sort-of-secret life as a bestselling author". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Sam O. (February 16, 2022). "#237 — Head Over Feet by Ever-so-reylo". Worlds Between Bindery. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ Arzbaecher, Lauren (October 19, 2022). "10 books you didn't know started out as fan fiction, from 'Twilight' to 'Star Wars'-inspired stories". Business Insider. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  11. ↑ "Love On The Brain". Ali Hazelwood. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  12. ↑ "Check & Mate | mitpressbookstore". mitpressbookstore.mit.edu. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  13. 1 2 "Ali Hazelwood". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. ↑ Sharon (2022-08-01). "Ali Hazelwood on Trusting Her Own Voice After BookTok Fame". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  15. ↑ "About". Ali Hazelwood. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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