Ali Novak is an American young adult fiction author. She is known for her novel My Life with the Walter Boys,[1] which was adapted into a television series of the same name,[2] as well as her Heartbreak Chronicles trilogy, which includes The Heartbreakers (2015),[3][4] Paper Hearts (2017),[5] and Heartstrings (2025).[6]
Novak grew up in Wisconsin.[7][non-primary source needed] She started her writing career posting on Wattpad, where My Life with the Walter Boys received 22 million reads. Working with Wattpad, Sourcebooks published the novel in 2012.[8] In 2014, My Life with the Walter Boys was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction.[9] The following year, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) included it on their "Teens' Top 10" list.[10] In 2018, the second book in the Heartbreak Chronicles, Paper Hearts, was included on the same list.[11]
Publications
editHeartbreak Chronicles series
edit- The Heartbreakers. Sourcebooks, Inc. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4926-1256-8.
- Paper Hearts. Naperville: Sourcebooks, Inc. 2017. ISBN 978-1-4926-5336-3.
- Heartstrings. Naperville: Sourcebooks, Inc. 2025. ISBN 978-1-4926-5244-1.
Standalone novels
edit- My Life with the Walter Boys. Sourcebooks, Inc. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4022-9786-1.
References
edit- ↑ "My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak". Publishers Weekly. 2014-04-14. Archived from the original on 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Kirch, Claire (2024-01-09). "Now Streaming: 'My Life with the Walter Boys'". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "The Heartbreakers". Kirkus Reviews. 2015-05-11. Archived from the original on 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak". Publishers Weekly. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Paper Hearts". Kirkus Reviews. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "Heartstrings". Kirkus Reviews. 2025-09-27. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "ABOUT". Ali Novak. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ↑ Reid, Calvin (2013-09-05). "Sourcebooks, Wattpad Team Up To Launch YA Authors". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "My Life with the Walter Boys". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "2015 Teens' Top Ten". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "2018 Teens' Top Ten". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2025-12-13. Retrieved 2025-10-28.