Ann Napolitano

Bestselling Novelist

Ann Napolitano is the author of four critically acclaimed novels. Her 2020 release, Dear Edward, was an instant New York Times bestseller, a "Read with Jenna" selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton. The story follows twelve-year-old Edward Adler, the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash, and begs the question; when you've lost everything, how do find yourself?

Napolitano’s latest novel, Hello Beautiful, has sold more than one million copies. It was named a best book of 2023 by multiple publications including The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, and Time, and was the 100th Oprah Book Club pick. An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

Napolitano is also the author of A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. She was the Associate Editor of One Story literary magazine from 2014-2020. She received an MFA from New York University, and has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and for the Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Ann lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.