Katie Heaney

Katie Heaney is a former BuzzFeed editor, senior writer for The Cut, and author.[1] Her books include Never Have I Ever, Dear Emma, Would You Rather?, and Girl, Crushed.

Katie Heaney
Born1986 (age 35–36)
Minnesota, United States
Website
www.katieheaney.com

Career

Heaney's first book, written while she was working as an editor at BuzzFeed, was Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date, published in 2014. The memoir chronicles her life up til age 25 and recounts how she had not, before that point, had a boyfriend.[2][3] In 2016, Heaney's modernization of Jane Austen's Emma was published.[4][5] In 2018, Heaney published a second memoir, Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out. Would You Rather? deals with Heaney's path to coming out and realizing her sexuality.[6] Her YA novel, Girl Crushed, was published in 2020.[7]

Personal life

Heaney was born and raised in St. Paul and Shoreview, Minnesota.[8] She came out in Summer 2015 at age 28.[9] Heaney is married to Lydia, on whose high school romances Girl, Crushed is loosely based.[1][10] She now lives in New York.[6]

Works
  • Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date (2014)[11]
  • Dear Emma (2016)
  • Public Relations (2017 – with Ariana Rebolini)[12]
  • Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out (2018)[13]
  • Girl, Crushed (2020)
  • The Year I Stopped Trying (2021)[14]

References
  1. Korn, Gabrielle (7 April 2020). "Katie Heaney Has Written The Queer Teen Romance Novel We Needed". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. Waldman, Katy (2014-02-04). "Books: Like, Ever". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. North, Anna (2014-01-16). "When being single isn't a problem to be solved". Salon. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. Espiritu, Camille (2016-08-13). "Book Review: "Dear Emma" by Katie Heaney | The Young Folks". Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. Smith, Candace (2016-03-11). "'Dear Emma' book review: Brooding, college-age twist on Jane Austen novel". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  6. Schlichenmeyer, Terri (2018-03-29). "Lesbian memoir 'Would You Rather?' traces long path to self discovery". Washington Blade. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  7. "Girl Crushed - Review". Kirkus. 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  8. Goetzman, Amy (2014-02-14). "Katie Heaney writes the book of unlove". MinnPost. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. Iversen, Kristin. "Katie Heaney On Coming Out In Her 20s And The Enduring Appeal Of Harry Styles". Nylon. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. FInke, Leigh (3 May 2018). ""What Took So Long?": Coming Out When You're Well Into Adulthood". YES! Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. Waldman, Katy (2014-02-04). "Memoirist Katie Heaney Wants to Be Your Best Friend". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. Jarema, Kerri (8 August 2019). "I'm So Jealous You Get To Read 'Public Relations' by Katie Heaney & Arianna Rebolini For The First Time". Bustle. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. Heaney, Katie (2018-02-26). "Hooking Up With Guys Gave Me Anxiety. Then, at 28, I Slept With a Woman". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. "The Year I Stopped Trying - Review". Kirkus. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2022-04-18.


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