Emily Giffin Popular Books

Emily Giffin Biography & Facts

Emily Fisk Giffin (born March 20, 1972) is an American author of several novels commonly categorized as chick lit.Her notable works include Something Borrowed, Heart of the Matter and The One and Only. Early life Emily Giffin was born on March 20, 1972. She attended Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), where she was a member of a creative writing club and served as editor-in-chief of the school's newspaper. Giffin earned her undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University, where she double-majored in history and English and also served as manager of the basketball team. She then attended law school at the University of Virginia. Career After graduating from law school in 1997, she moved to Manhattan and worked in the litigation department of Winston & Strawn. In 2001, she moved to London and began writing full-time. Her first young adult novel, Lily Holding True, was rejected by eight publishers. Giffin began a new novel, then titled Rolling the Dice, which became the bestselling novel Something Borrowed, released in 2004. The novel received positive reviews and made it to the New York Times bestsellers list. Giffin found an agent in 2002 and signed a two-book deal with St. Martin's Press. While revising Something Borrowed, she found the inspiration for a sequel, Something Blue (2005). In 2006, her third novel, Baby Proof, made its debut. She spent 2007 finishing her fourth novel, Love the One You're With. Nine of her novels have been international bestsellers. Three appeared simultaneously on USA Today's Top 150 list. Something Borrowed was adapted into a major feature film (released on May 6, 2011), and its sequel novel, Something Blue, has also been optioned for film. Novels Something Borrowed (2004) Something Blue (2005) Baby Proof (2006) Love the One You're With (2008) Heart of the Matter (2010) The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone (2012): Prequel to Something Blue and Something Borrowed Where We Belong (2012) The One and Only (2014) First Comes Love (2016) All We Ever Wanted (2018) The Lies That Bind (2020) Meant to Be (2022)References External links Official website. Discover the Emily Giffin popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Emily Giffin books.

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  • The Summer Pact synopsis, comments

    The Summer Pact

    Emily Giffin

    In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a lifechanging adventure togetherfrom the #1 New York Times be...

  • Expiration Dates synopsis, comments

    Expiration Dates

    Rebecca Serle

    Being single is like playing the lottery. There’s always the chance that with one piece of paper you could win it all.From the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years an...

  • It Happens All the Time synopsis, comments

    It Happens All the Time

    Amy Hatvany

    “Bravely sheds light on sexual assault and consent. In alternating perspectives friends Tyler and Amber recount an alcoholfueled night that changed the course of their lives.” –Us ...

  • Behind Every Lie synopsis, comments

    Behind Every Lie

    Christina McDonald

    From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Do No Harm and The Night Olivia Fellan “emotionally charged mystery” (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author)comes a thrilling new ...

  • Burning Moon synopsis, comments

    Burning Moon

    Jo Watson

    There's a very fine line between blushing bride and mascarastreaked sobbing mess. #beenthere Lilly Swanson has been planning her perfect life since she was twelve years old: Meet...

  • House on Fire synopsis, comments

    House on Fire

    Bonnie Kistler

    “A masterfully written saga of family drama in the vein of Celeste Ng, Liane Moriarty, and Sally Hepworth” (Book Reporter) about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving ac...

  • See Jane Write synopsis, comments

    See Jane Write

    Sarah Mlynowski & Farrin Jacobs

    A fun and practical guide on how to write the next chick lit bestsellerwith expert writing advice from Meg Cabot, Emily Giffin, and Sophie Kinsella   With chick lit novels pop...

  • Situationship synopsis, comments

    Situationship

    Marina Adair

    “Marina Adair delivers addictive, sweet and sexy romances with humor and heart that readers will love.” Jennifer Ryan, New York Times Bestselling Author“I always enjoy a Marina Ada...

  • The Sweetness of Forgetting synopsis, comments

    The Sweetness of Forgetting

    Kristin Harmel

    The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woman who must travel from Cape Cod to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying...

  • The Royal Runaway synopsis, comments

    The Royal Runaway

    Lindsay Emory

    For fans of The Princess Diaries and The Royal We comes a fun and daring novel about a modernday princess who teams up with a spy to find out what happened to the fiancé who left h...

  • We Are All Good People Here synopsis, comments

    We Are All Good People Here

    Susan Rebecca White

    From the author of A Place at the Table and A Soft Place to Land, an “intense, complex, and wholly immersive” (Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author) multigenerationa...

  • I Love You More synopsis, comments

    I Love You More

    Stacy Finz

    In this thoughtful, intimate novel centered around a San Francisco family restaurant, two estranged sisters get a chance to rediscover their bond in the face of personal upheavalif...

  • The Soulmate Equation synopsis, comments

    The Soulmate Equation

    Christina Lauren

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Writing duo and reigning romance queens Christina Lauren are back with The Soulmate Equation, their most ambitious book to date.” PopSugar​“A sexy...

  • Close Enough to Touch synopsis, comments

    Close Enough to Touch

    Colleen Oakley

    “A witty, inventive, and bittersweet” (Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author) love story for anyone who’s ever wanted somethingor someonejust out of reach, Close Enough t...

  • This Is How It Started synopsis, comments

    This Is How It Started

    Stacy Finz

    “A journey well worth taking.” Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author The New York Times bestselling author delivers an emotional, intimate work of women’s fiction ce...

  • When Life Gives You Lululemons synopsis, comments

    When Life Gives You Lululemons

    Lauren Weisberger

    “The Devil Wears Prada’s Emily Charlton gets the spinoff she deserves” (Cosmopolitan) in the monthslong New York Times bestseller from Lauren Weisberger in which three women team u...

  • One Italian Summer synopsis, comments

    One Italian Summer

    Rebecca Serle

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this “magical trip worth taking” (Associated Press), the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years returns with a powerful novel about ...

  • The Summer of Good Intentions synopsis, comments

    The Summer of Good Intentions

    Wendy Francis

    Cape Cod summers are supposed to remain reassuringly the same, but everything falls apart when three sisters and their families come together for their annual summer vacationand th...

  • Meant to Be synopsis, comments

    Meant to Be

    Emily Giffin

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  He’s American royalty. She comes from a troubled past. Is their love story meant to be? This “lively pageturner” (The New York Times) offers a nosta...

  • The Opposite of Me synopsis, comments

    The Opposite of Me

    Sarah Pekkanen

    A "fresh, funny, and satisfying" (New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner) about the complicated bonds of sisterhood.Twentynineyearold Lindsey Rose has, for as long as sh...

  • Twice in a Blue Moon synopsis, comments

    Twice in a Blue Moon

    Christina Lauren

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and the “delectable, moving” (Entertainment Weekly) My Favorite HalfNight Stand comes a modern love story about wha...

  • First Comes Love synopsis, comments

    First Comes Love

    Emily Giffin

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A pair of sisters find themselves at a crossroads in this dazzling new novel from the author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One &...

  • The Perfect Family synopsis, comments

    The Perfect Family

    Robyn Harding

    The bestselling author of the The Swap takes you “on a wild psychological ride with this addictive thriller” (Palm Beach Daily News) about what happens when a seemingly perfect fam...

  • This Was Not the Plan synopsis, comments

    This Was Not the Plan

    Cristina Alger

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us comes a “funny, bittersweet, and ultimately uplifting look” (Sarah Pekkanen) at fatherhood, love, and family life.Charli...

  • Love Always synopsis, comments

    Love Always

    Harriet Evans

    A compelling and heartrending tale of lost love, family secrets, and those little moments that can change your life forever . . . When Natasha Kapoor returns to her grandparents’ i...

  • Change of Heart synopsis, comments

    Change of Heart

    Jodi Picoult

    The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author and “master of the craft of storytelling” (Associated Press) weaves a spellbinding tale of a mother’s tragic loss and one man’s cha...

  • These Girls synopsis, comments

    These Girls

    Sarah Pekkanen

    Internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but...

  • Three Good Things synopsis, comments

    Three Good Things

    Wendy Francis

    Sisterhood, motherhood, marriage, baking, and booksthese are a few of the things that make this delightful novel a recipe for getting through the tough stuff of lifefrom the author...

  • The Lies That Bind synopsis, comments

    The Lies That Bind

    Emily Giffin

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this irresistible novel from the author of All We Ever Wanted and Something Borrowed, a young woman falls hard for an impossibly perfect man before he...

  • Do No Harm synopsis, comments

    Do No Harm

    Christina McDonald

    Named a Best Book of 2021 by Real Simple ​From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell comes an unforgettable and heartwrenching novel about ...

  • Something Wilder synopsis, comments

    Something Wilder

    Christina Lauren

    The “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar) and New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners present a charming and laughoutloud funny novel fill...

  • Everyone Worth Knowing synopsis, comments

    Everyone Worth Knowing

    Lauren Weisberger

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada comes an irresistible novel about what happens when a girl on the fringe enters the realm of New York's chic, pa...

  • First Comes Love by Emily Giffin - Summary and Analysis synopsis, comments

    First Comes Love by Emily Giffin - Summary and Analysis

    Summary Life

    Summary of First Comes Love by Emily Giffin | Includes Analysis Preview: First Comes Love by Emily Giffin is a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two sisters, Josie a...

  • Older synopsis, comments

    Older

    Pamela Redmond

    In the hotly anticipated sequel to the beloved Youngernow a hit TV series from the creator of Sex and the City starring Sutton Foster and Hilary DuffLiza Miller is torn between two...

  • Holly Would Dream synopsis, comments

    Holly Would Dream

    Karen Quinn

    Holly Ross often wishes she lived in a simpler time, when the clothes were glamorous, the men debonair, and the endings happy. That said, her career as a fashion historian isn't so...

  • Fabulously Fashionable synopsis, comments

    Fabulously Fashionable

    Holly McQueen

    Twentyeightyearold Isabel Bookbinder has figured some things out:she’s moved in with her loving lawyer boyfriend, and despite her mother’s adoration of all things matching, she’s f...

  • All We Ever Wanted synopsis, comments

    All We Ever Wanted

    Emily Giffin

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  In this riveting novel from the #1 bestselling author of Something Borrowed and First Comes Love, three very different people must choose between th...

  • The Best of Us synopsis, comments

    The Best of Us

    Sarah Pekkanen

    Paradise isn’t quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These Girls.An allexpensepaid week...

  • The Night Olivia Fell synopsis, comments

    The Night Olivia Fell

    Christina McDonald

    From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Do No Harm and Behind Every Lie comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her dau...

  • Somewhere Out There synopsis, comments

    Somewhere Out There

    Amy Hatvany

    What happens when two sisters who were torn apart when their young mother abandoned themand grew up in tragically different circumstancesreunite thirtyfive years later to find her?...

  • In Five Years synopsis, comments

    In Five Years

    Rebecca Serle

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick“In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare readinonesitting novel you won’t ...

  • The Summer Sail synopsis, comments

    The Summer Sail

    Wendy Francis

    “A great summer read for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.” (Library Journal) A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacatio...

  • The Breakaway synopsis, comments

    The Breakaway

    Jennifer Weiner

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a lifechanging journey.Thirtythr...