Jasmine Guillory

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]

Guillory at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 24, 2019 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. "Jasmine Guillory '93 Finds Creative Outlet in Writing". Bishop O'Dowd High School. August 29, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Roemer, John. "The Writers: JDs Penning Their Stories". Stanford Law School. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "Wellesley Writes It: Jasmine Guillory '97 (@thebestjasmine), Author of THE WEDDING DATE". Wellesley Underground. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. Giorgis, Hannah (October 28, 2018). "How to Write Consent in Romance Novels". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. "Meet the Author: Jasmine Guillory (THE PROPOSAL)". Penguin Random House Official YouTube Channel. Retrieved March 10, 2020.


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