Ali Hazelwood

Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of an Italian romance novelist and neuroscience professor based in the US. Many of her works center on women in STEM fields and academia. Her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, was a New York Times best seller.

Career

Hazelwood's first novel, The Love Hypothesis, was published in September 2021. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks. The story was originally written as Star Wars fan fiction about Rey and Kylo Ren, which Hazelwood first published on Archive of Our Own in 2018. In 2020, Hazelwood was approached by a literary agent about the story, who then helped her prepare it for publication.

In 2022, Hazelwood published her second full-length novel, Love on the Brain, as well as three novellas: Under One Roof, Stuck with You, and Below Zero. In 2023, Hazelwood compiled her three novellas into a book titled Loathe to Love You. That same year, she released her third adult novel, Love, Theoretically, as well as her first young adult novel, Check & Mate. In 2024, she released the paranormal romance, Bride. Her seventh book, Not in Love, was released in June 2024.

Personal life

Hazelwood was born and raised in Italy and lived in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. in neuroscience. During her graduate study, Hazelwood researched brain stimulation and cognitive neuroscience.

Hazelwood worked as a professor up until 2023, when she took a break from academia to focus on her writing career.