Jasmine Guillory | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bishop O'Dowd High School Wellesley College Stanford Law School |
| Genre | Romance |
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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 onThe New York Times Best Seller list for paperback trade fiction.[2]
Guillory graduated fromBishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California in 1993.[3] She then majored in history atWellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, graduating in 1997.[4] After graduation, Guillory worked in Washington D.C. for two years before attendingStanford 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 securities and intellectual property.[3]
In April 2015, Guillory began transitioning to a career as an author.[4] She participated inNational 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, andUSA Today Bestsellers.[3] Her subsequent novels includeThe Proposal (2018),The Wedding Party (2019), andParty of Two (2020).[8][9][10] Her work features protagonists of color and addresses race throughout the storylines.[9] According to Hannah Giorgis ofThe Atlantic, Guillory's writing frequently includesconsent as a theme.[9]
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