Krystal Sutherland (born 1990) is an Australian author. She is best known for her first novel, ''

Our Chemical Hearts ''Our Chemical Hearts'' is a teen drama young adult novel written by Australian author Krystal Sutherland. The book was named by The American Bookseller Association as one of the best debuts of 2016. A 2020 film adaptation starring Lili Reinh ...

'', and her third novel, ''House of Hollow'', which is listed on the

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. She currently lives in

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Biography

Sutherland was born and raised in

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, Australia. She has lived in multiple big cities across the world; in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine; in

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, where she worked as a foreign correspondent; and

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, where she finished her degree. While attending high school Sutherland wanted to be an actress. In 2016, she published her first novel, ''

'', which was made in a

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in 2020 by

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Film adaptations

In 2020,

released a

of the novel ''Our Chemical Hearts'', titled '' Chemical Hearts'', starring

Lili Reinhart Lili Pauline Reinhart (born September 13, 1996) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Betty Cooper on The CW teen drama series'' Riverdale'' (2017–present) and Annabelle in Lorene Scafaria's black comedy crime drama film '' Hu ...

and

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. Her second novel, ''A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares'', has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US.

Bibliography

* ''

'' (2016) * ''A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares'' (2017) * ''House of Hollow'' (2021)

References

External links

* Living people 21st-century English women writers 21st-century English novelists English women novelists People from Townsville Writers from New South Wales Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom British writers of young adult literature Women writers of young adult literature 1990 births {{UK-writer-stub