About Hope

Illustration of a pistachio latte on a stack of pink books

Quick facts

Writes: polyamorous and queer contemporary romance

Home: Portland, Maine (dreaming of Hawaii)

Fuel: pistachio lattes

Studied: journalism at NYU

Off the page: improv workshops and self-help books

Hope Hugo writes contemporary romance featuring polyamorous relationships and queer characters. She studied journalism at NYU because she loves getting to know people and telling their stories. She’s been collecting tales (and altering their details slightly for publication) ever since. Her books are published by Liber Love Press.

Hope has lived everywhere from Prague to Honolulu, and today, she calls Maine home. While she hates the cold and dreams of moving back to Hawaii someday, the people of Portland are hard to leave. For now, she survives the winters on piping hot pistachio lattes and has promised herself that her forever home will have a plumbed-in espresso machine. When she isn’t writing, you can find her taking improv workshops in church basements or reading self-help books on her overstuffed corduroy couch (she needs all the help she can get).

Hope keeps a low profile online, but she loves connecting one-on-one, so don’t be shy. The best way to reach her is by emailing hope@hopehugo.com. Or, if you sign up for her newsletter, she’ll reach out to you!