Lisa Taddeo

Lisa Taddeo
Taddeo in 2019
Born	January 1980 Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Author, journalist
Education	Millburn High School
Alma mater	New York University (transferred) Rutgers University Boston University (MFA)
Notable works	Three Women (2019)
Notable awards	Pushcart Prize 2017, 2019 British Book Awards 2020
Spouse	Jackson Waite
Children	1
Website
www.lisataddeo.com

Lisa Taddeo is an American author and journalist known for her book Three Women . ^[1] Taddeo's work has appeared in The Best American Political Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies. ^[2]

Early life

Taddeo was born in Short Hills, New Jersey. Her parents are Peter Taddeo, an Italian American doctor, and Pia, a fruit stand cashier from Italy. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Education

She first attended New York University but transferred to Rutgers University. Taddeo completed her Master of Fine Arts in fiction at Boston University. ^[7]

Writing

Early career

Taddeo was an associate editor at Golf Magazine when David Granger assigned her first piece for Esquire , titled "The Last Days of Heath Ledger", ^[8] after reading her unpublished manuscript. ^[9] She later appeared in Esquire Network's 80th Anniversary special in 2013. ^[10]

The Washington Post recognized her New York piece, "Rachel Uchitel is Not a Madam", ^[11] as one of their top five long reads that stand the test of time. ^[12]

Taddeo has since received the William Holodnok Fiction Prize and the Florence Engel Randall Award in fiction. ^[13]

She is a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, recognized for her short stories "42 (2017)", published in the New England Review , ^{[14] [15] [16]} and "Suburban Weekend (2019)", published in Granta . ^[17]

Later work

Her book Three Women was released in July 2019 by Simon and Schuster. ^[18] In June 2020, it won the Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. ^[19]

Taddeo's debut novel, Animal, was published by Avid Reader Press in the summer of 2021 and explores themes of "both sisterhood and female rage..." ^[20]

Her third book, Ghost Lover, is a collection of nine short stories published in 2022 by Avid Reader Press. ^[21]

Adaptions

In July 2019, Showtime announced a series commitment adaptation of Three Women. ^[22] Taddeo will write and be executive producer of the series. ^[23]

Awards

Year	Book	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2019	Three Women	Foyles Books of the Year	Non-Fiction	Won	[24]
2020		Australian Book Industry Awards	International Book	Shortlisted	[25]
		BookTube Prize	Nonfiction	Octofinalist
		British Book Awards	Non-fiction: Narrative	Shortlisted	[26]
		Gordon Burn Prize	—	Shortlisted	[27]
2021	Animal	Center for Fiction First Novel Prize	—	Longlisted	[28]
2022		McKitterick Prize	—	Runner-up	[29]

Bibliography

Nonfiction

• Three Women (2019)

Novel

• Animal (2021) ^[20]

Short story collection

• Ghost Lover (2022) ^[20]

References

1. Dwyer, Kate (July 5, 2019). "A Writer of Three Women's Sex Lives Shares Her Own Journey". The New York Times . Retrieved October 6, 2019.
2. BEST AMERICAN POLITICAL WRITING 2009 by Royce Flippin | Kirkus Reviews.
3. Taddeo, Lisa (2016-09-30). "My Mother Was a Bright Green Suede Fendi Bag". ELLE. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
4. "Births". Martha's Vineyard Times. March 11, 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
5. Taddeo, Lisa (March 3, 2016). "Rushing Is Unsafe at Any Speed". Vineyard Gazette . Retrieved October 6, 2019.
6. Bennett, Elizabeth (July 19, 2019). "Three Women Travels to the Heart and Complexity of Desire". Vineyard Gazette . Retrieved October 6, 2019.
7. "Lisa Taddeo". Granta Magazine. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
8. Taddeo, Lisa (Apr 20, 2009). "Heath Ledger Death - Final Days and Death of Heath Ledger". Esquire. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
9. Arango, Tim (2008-03-06). "Esquire Publishes a Diary That Isn't". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-11-05.
10. Bailey, Fenton; Barbato, Randy (2013-09-23), Esquire 80th Anniversary Special, Julie Marcus, Lisa Taddeo, retrieved 2017-11-05
11. Taddeo, Lisa (April 12, 2010). "Rachel Uchitel Is Not a Madam". NYMag.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
12. "Opinion | Five long reads that stand the test of time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
13. "2017 Award Winners | Women's Guild". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
14. Taddeo, Lisa (April 2, 2015). "Forty-Two". New England Review. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
15. "NER Selections Included in Pushcart Prize XLI". New England Review. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
16. "Lisa Taddeo wins Pushcart Prize | BU Creative Writing". blogs.bu.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
17. "Granta on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
18. Taddeo, Lisa (9 July 2019). Amazon. ISBN   9781451642292.
19. Flood, Alison (2020-06-30). "Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
20. "Interviews Written : Journalist Lisa Taddeo Examines What Women Desire : Authorlink". Authorlink - Writers and Readers Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
21. Longman, Molly (June 14, 2022). "Lisa Taddeo Wrote A Book For Folks Who Haven't Had Their Happy Ending Yet". Refinery29. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
22. "Lisa Taddeo Bringing Her Bestseller "Three Women" to Showtime". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
23. Andreeva, Nellie (2019-07-25). "'Three Women' Drama From Lisa Taddeo Based On Her Book Gets Showtime Series Commitment". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
24. "Foyles reveals Books of the Year 2019". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
25. W, Sally (2020-04-27). "ABIA 2020 Shortlist Announced". ABIA. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
26. "British Book Awards 2020: Books of the Year shortlists revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
27. "Peter Pomerantsev wins the Gordon Burn Prize 2020" (PDF).
28. "2021 First Novel Prize". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
29. "McKitterick Prize - The Society of Authors". 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.