Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American novelist best known for her novels The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Daisy Jones & The Six.

Career

Reid graduated from Emerson College[1] and began her career in film production.[2] She worked as a casting assistant for three years before trying other jobs.[1] Reid wrote part-time while working at a high school before she got a book deal.[1]

Her first novel, Forever, Interrupted, was published in 2013.

Her novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was published in 2017. It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction of 2017[3] and was a finalist for Book of the Month's Book of the Year award in 2017.[4]

Reid's 2019 novel Daisy Jones & The Six recounts the ups and downs of a fictional '70s rock band[5] and is loosely based on Fleetwood Mac and the recording of their hit album Rumours.[5][6] Amazon Studios is developing Daisy Jones & The Six into a web-based miniseries, also called Daisy Jones & The Six.[7][8] It will be co-produced by Reese Witherspoon.[7]

Reid co-wrote the Hulu television show Resident Advisors.[9]

Personal life

Reid grew up in Acton, Massachusetts.[10] She is married to Alex Jenkins Reid, and they live in Los Angeles with their daughter.[11][12]

Awards

2020 - Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (Daisy Jones & The Six)[6]

Bibliography

Novels
  • Forever, Interrupted (2013)
  • After I Do (2014)
  • Maybe in Another Life (2015)
  • One True Loves (2016)
  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2017)
  • Daisy Jones & The Six (2019)
  • Malibu Rising (2021)
  • Carrie Soto is Back (2022)[13]

Short stories
  • Evidence of The Affair (2018)

References
  1. "Taylor Jenkins Reid: How I became a bestselling author". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. 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.
  3. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Historical Fiction!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. "The Best Books of the Year | Book of the Month". www.bookofthemonth.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. "Taylor Jenkins Reid: '1970s rock is a fun space to tell a story in'". the Guardian. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. Books, Goldsboro (2021-04-07). "DAISY JONES AND THE SIX WINS 2020 GOLDSBORO BOOKS…". Goldsboro Books. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  7. Otterson, Joe (2018-07-25). "Amazon Orders 'Daisy Jones & The Six' Series Adaptation With Reese Witherspoon Producing". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  8. "Sam Claflin to star in new musical drama series from Amazon Studios". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  9. 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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Taylor Jenkins Reid on learning to write like a '70s rock star in 'Daisy Jones & the Six'". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  12. Reid, Taylor Jenkins (30 July 2015). "My Husband Makes Sacrifices So That I Can Shine". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFgYpmJAjF/
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