Taylor Jenkins Reid | |
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Born | Maryland, U.S. | December 20, 1983
Occupation | Author |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Spouse | Alex Jenkins Reid |
Children | 1 |
Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American author most known for her novels The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo , Daisy Jones & the Six , One True Loves, Malibu Rising , and Carrie Soto is Back.
Reid graduated from Emerson College in Boston and majored in media studies. [1] [2] She began her career in film production. [3]
After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a casting assistant. [4] [5] Reid also worked at a high school before she got a book deal. [1] She signed with her first literary agent at age 24. [4]
Forever, Interrupted, her first novel, was published in 2013. Reid co-wrote the television show Resident Advisors , which premiered in 2015. [6]
Her book One True Loves was published in 2016. The film adaption, released in 2023 stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey. [7]
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. [8]
Reid's 2019 novel Daisy Jones & the Six recounts the ups and downs of a fictional 1970s rock band [9] and is loosely based on Fleetwood Mac. [9] [10] Daisy Jones & the Six won the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award in 2020. [10] The novel was a finalist for Book of the Month's Book of the Year award in 2021. [11] The audiobook version was named of Apple's Books' Best Audiobooks of 2019. [8] Amazon Studios developed Daisy Jones & the Six into a web-based miniseries, also titled Daisy Jones & the Six , which debuted in 2023. [12] [13]
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, [14] and Malibu Rising. Reid stated that she intends to take an extended break before beginning her next literary project. [15]
Reid was born in Maryland on December 20, 1983. At age 12, Reid and her family moved to Acton, Massachusetts. [16] While working in the film industry, she met and married Alex Jenkins Reid, a screenwriter. [17] [18] They live in Los Angeles with their daughter. [19] [20]
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