Holly Bourne

Holly Bourne

Holly Bourne was born in 1986, Holly Bourne has written at least 19 books. Their most popular book is It Only Happens in the Movies with 58 saves with an average rating of 3.5⭐.

Author Bio

Holly started her writing career as a news journalist, where she was nominated for Best Print Journalist of the Year. She then spent six years working as an editor, a relationship advisor, and general ‘agony aunt’ for a youth charity – helping young people with their relationships and mental health.

Inspired by what she saw, she started writing teen fiction, including the best-selling, award-winning ‘Spinster Club’ series which helps educate teenagers about feminism. When she turned thirty, Holly wrote her first adult novel, 'How Do You Like Me Now?', examining the intensified pressures on women once they hit that landmark.

Alongside her writing, Holly has a keen interest in women’s rights and is an advocate for reducing the stigma of mental health problems. She’s helped create online apps that teach young people about sexual consent, works with Women’s Aid to spread awareness of abusive relationships, and runs Rethink’s mental health book club.

It Only Happens in the Movies

2017 • 58 Readers • 410 pages 3.5

Am I Normal Yet?

Am I Normal Yet?
ByHolly Bourne

2015 • 57 Readers • 433 pages 3.9

The Places I've Cried in Public

2019 • 48 Readers • 368 pages 3.6

Pretending

Pretending
ByHolly Bourne

2020 • 32 Readers • 400 pages 3.3

How Do You Like Me Now?

2015 • 20 Readers • 368 pages 3.4

The Yearbook

The Yearbook
ByHolly Bourne

2021 • 20 Readers • 347 pages 2.8

The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

2014 • 19 Readers • 464 pages 3.8

How Hard Can Love Be?

How Hard Can Love Be?
ByHolly Bourne

2016 • 17 Readers • 480 pages 3.8

What's a Girl Gotta Do?

2016 • 14 Readers • 432 pages 3.3

Floored

Floored
BySara Barnard,Holly Bourne,+5 more

2018 • 11 Readers • 385 pages 3.3

Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?

2018 • 11 Readers • 400 pages 3.5

Soulmates

Soulmates
ByHolly Bourne

2013 • 9 Readers • 544 pages 2.3

...And a Happy New Year?

2016 • 9 Readers • 224 pages 3

What Magic Is This?

What Magic Is This?
ByHolly Bourne

2019 • 8 Readers • 167 pages 4

When We Were Friends

When We Were Friends
ByHolly Bourne

2022 • 8 Readers • 336 pages 2.5

Girl Friends

Girl Friends
ByHolly Bourne

2022 • 5 Readers • 448 pages 4

You Could Be So Pretty

2023 • 5 Readers • 395 pages 4

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas
ByJulie Mayhew(Contributor),Benjamin Zephaniah(Contributor)

2016 • 4 Readers • 384 pages 3

So Thrilled For You

So Thrilled For You
ByHolly Bourne

2025 • 1 Reader • 339 pages