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Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Taylor Jenkins Reid
Born (1983-12-20) December 20, 1983 (age 40)
Maryland, U.S.
EducationEmerson College (BA)
OccupationAuthor
Years active2013–present
Known for
SpouseAlex Jenkins Reid
Children1

Taylor Jenkins Reid (born 20 December 1983) is an American author best known for her novels The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, One True Loves, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back.

Early life

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Reid was born in Maryland on December 20, 1983. At age 12, she and her family moved to Acton, Massachusetts.[1]

Reid graduated from Emerson College in Boston and majored in media studies.[2][3]

Career

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Reid began her career in film production.[4] After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a casting assistant.[5][6] Reid also worked at a high school before she got a book deal.[2] She signed with her first literary agent at age 24.[5]

Forever, Interrupted, her first novel, was published in 2013. Reid co-wrote the television show Resident Advisors, which premiered in 2015.[7]

Reid's novel One True Loves was published in 2016. The film adaption, released in 2023, stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey.[8]

Her novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was published in 2017 to commercial and critical acclaim. The novel tells the story of a fictional Old Hollywood star as she reveals the long-held secrets tarnishing both her mysterious life and glamorous marriages.[9]

Reid's 2019 novel Daisy Jones & the Six recounts, using an oral history format, the ups and downs of a fictional 1970s rock band[10] loosely based on Fleetwood Mac.[10][11] Daisy Jones & the Six won the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award in 2020.[11] The novel was a finalist for Book of the Month's Book of the Year award in 2021.[12] The audiobook version was named one of Apple Books' Best Audiobooks of 2019.[9] Amazon Studios developed the book into a miniseries, which debuted in 2023.[13][14]

Reid published Carrie Soto Is Back in 2022. It is the fourth and presumed final book of Reid's "famous women quartet," following The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six,[15] and Malibu Rising. Reid has stated that she intends to take an extended break before beginning her next literary project.[16]

Personal life

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While working in the film industry, Reid met and married Alex Jenkins Reid, a screenwriter.[17][18] They live in Los Angeles with their daughter.[19][20]

Bibliography

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Novels

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Short stories

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  • Evidence of the Affair (2018)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "A Q&A With Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author of March's #1 Indie Next List Pick". the American Booksellers Association. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. ^ a b "Taylor Jenkins Reid: How I became a bestselling author". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  3. ^ Scharf, Lindzi (2022). "The "Malibu Rising" author discusses "Daisy Jones" and her unapologetic ambition". The Retaility.
  4. ^ Leal, Samantha (7 July 2015). "Author and TV Writer Taylor Jenkins Reid Is All the Inspiration You Need to Change Things Up in Your Career". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Anonymous, Anonymous. "An interview with Taylor Jenkins Reid". BookBrowse.
  6. ^ Hutcheson, Susannah. "Taylor Jenkins Reid: How I became a bestselling author". USA Today.
  7. ^ Leal, Samantha (2015-07-06). "Author and TV Writer Taylor Jenkins Reid Is All the Inspiration You Need to Change Things Up in Your Career". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-09-20). "'Shang-Chi' Star Simu Liu's 'One True Loves' Sells Wide for Highland Film Group (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ^ a b Anonymous, Anonymous (29 August 2022). "Taylor Jenkins Reid". Penguin Random House.
  10. ^ a b "Taylor Jenkins Reid: '1970s rock is a fun space to tell a story in'". the Guardian. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  11. ^ a b Books, Goldsboro (2021-04-07). "DAISY JONES AND THE SIX WINS 2020 GOLDSBORO BOOKS…". Goldsboro Books. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. ^ "The Best Books of the Year | Book of the Month". www.bookofthemonth.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  13. ^ Otterson, Joe (2018-07-25). "Amazon Orders 'Daisy Jones & The Six' Series Adaptation With Reese Witherspoon Producing". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  14. ^ "Sam Claflin to star in new musical drama series from Amazon Studios". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  15. ^ Campione, Katie (2023-03-03). "'Daisy Jones & The Six' Cast & EPs On How A Stalled Production Turned The Fictional Rock Band Into A Reality". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  16. ^ Gutterman, Annabel (2022-08-22). "Taylor Jenkins Reid Has Become a Bestseller Machine. She's Wondering at What Cost". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  17. ^ Armstrong, Neil (4 June 2021). "Taylor Jenkins Reid on Malibu Rising: 'It's about what parents owe to their children'". inews UK.
  18. ^ Jenkins, Taylor (30 July 2015). ""My Husband Makes Sacrifices So That I Can Shine"". Redbook.
  19. ^ "Taylor Jenkins Reid on learning to write like a '70s rock star in 'Daisy Jones & the Six'". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  20. ^ Reid, Taylor Jenkins (30 July 2015). "My Husband Makes Sacrifices So That I Can Shine". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  21. ^ Campione, Katie (2023-03-03). "'Daisy Jones & The Six' Cast & EPs On How A Stalled Production Turned The Fictional Rock Band Into A Reality". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  22. ^ Quill, Kara (December 11, 2019). "These are the top 20 books of 2019, according to Goodreads users". Today. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  23. ^ "Goodreads Choice – Best Historical Fiction". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  24. ^ "Goodreads Choice – Best Historical Fiction". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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