

Helen Hoang
Novelist known for contemporary romance works including The Kiss Quotient and its spinoffs, writing characters with autism and representing Asian American experiences.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 22min
Romance authors Emily Henry, Beverly Jenkins, and others on the state of their genre
Beverly Jenkins, pioneering historical romance author with a decades-long career. Emily Henry, bestselling contemporary writer famed for witty, emotionally sharp love stories. Helen Hoang, contemporary novelist centering autistic and Asian American heroines. They debate tropes, writing intimacy and sex scenes, representation and diversity in publishing, and why romance matters now.


