Abby Jimenez (writer) explained

Abby Jimenez
Occupation:Novelist and baker
Nationality:American
Genre:Romance
Notable Works:The Friend Zone, The Happy Ever After Playlist, Life's too Short, Part of Your World, Just For The Summer
Years Active:2007-present

Abby Jimenez is a New York Times bestselling author and baker living in Minnesota.

Career

Jimenez was a retail manager in 2007 when she lost her job and founded Nadia Cakes out of her home kitchen in the same year. In 2009 she opened her first brick and mortar location of Nadia Cakes in Palmdale California.[1]

In 2013, Abby won Food Network's Cupcake Wars.[2] [3] She now owns and operates cake shops in Maple Grove and Woodbury in Minnesota and in Palmdale, California. The bakery has since gone on to win numerous Food Network competitions and has amassed an international following.

Beyond baking, Abby is a New York Times best selling author having written 2 series of romance novels. Abby's third and fourth novels Life's Too Short (2021) and Part of Your World (2022) both went on to become USA Today and New York Times Bestsellers. Her novels have been optioned by Thruline Entertainment, which has begun work on a film adaptation of The Happy Ever After Playlist. Her most recent novel Just For The Summer (2024) reached number 1 on the New York Times best seller list.[4] It was also picked for Good Morning America's Book Club for April 2024.[5]

Works

The "Friend Zone" Series

The "Part of Your World" Series

Awards

Her novel Yours Truly was chosen as Book of the Year for 2023 by members of the Book of the Month club.[14]

Jimenez's Life's Too Short won a 2022 Minnesota Book Award in the Genre Fiction category.[15]

Her novel The Friend Zone was a bestseller in Poland and won an Empik award in 2020.[16] The audiobook for her 2019 novel The Friend Zone, narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon, was nominated for an Audie Award for Romance in 2020.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vaughan . Kelly . Abby Jimenez's journey from baker to bestselling author. July 11, 2024 . Today.
  2. News: Khori . Sophia . Meet Maple Grove bake shop owner, romance novelist Abby Jimenez . December 4, 2019 . Press & News . hometownsource.com . en.
  3. News: Aviles . Gwen . Abby Jimenez's 'The Happy Ever After Playlist' explores healing from grief—with a dose of humor . April 14, 2020 . . en.
  4. News: Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times . 2024-04-11 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: America . Good Morning . 'Just for the Summer' by Abby Jimenez is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for April . 2024-04-11 . Good Morning America . en.
  6. Web site: Thomas. Leah. Allen. Kelly. Newbould. Niko. 2019-12-13. 38 Brand-Spanking-New Books You Have to Read ASAP. 2021-04-07. Cosmopolitan. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2020 Audie Awards Finalists Named. live. 2021-04-07. Publishers Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20200310035144/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/82319-2020-audie-awards-finalists-named.html . 2020-03-10 .
  8. Web site: See the cover for Abby Jimenez's follow-up to her best-selling 'The Friend Zone'. 2021-04-07. EW.com. en.
  9. Web site: VanDenburgh. Barbara. 5 books not to miss: New Madeleine Albright memoir, 'Simon the Fiddler' by Paulette Jiles. 2021-04-07. USA TODAY. en-US.
  10. Web site: NADIA CAKES OWNER ABBY JIMENEZ RELEASES THIRD BOOK. CCX. 2021-07-10.
  11. Web site: A tangled story about a wedding guest who falls for the groom tops April's must-read rom-coms. 'USA TODAY'. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Yours Truly . 2023-12-11 . Publishers Weekly.
  13. Web site: 2023-08-15 . Exclusive: Abby Jimenez's ‘Just for the Summer’ Cover Reveal and Excerpt Will Absolutely Make You Melt . 2024-01-13 . Cosmopolitan . en-US.
  14. Web site: The best books of the year Book of the Month . 2024-02-28 . www.bookofthemonth.com.
  15. Web site: Winners announced for 2022 Minnesota Book Awards. 'MPR News'. en-US.
  16. Web site: Bestsellery Empiku 2020 rozdane! Sprawdź kto dostał nagrodę . 2022-09-01 . www.empik.com . pl.
  17. Web site: Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020 . www.audiopub.org . . 17 May 2019 . 3 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203150625/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies . dead .

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