Iain Reid (born 1981) is a

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writer. Winner of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award in 2015, Reid is the author of ''

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'' (2016) and '' Foe'' (2018).

Writing career

Reid established his writing career by publishing articles and columns in national magazines and newspapers after graduating from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He drew the ''

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'' attention, garnering a weekly column assignment."Kingston author publishes first work of fiction"
'' Kingston Region'', May 21, 2016. In 2015, his work began appearing in ''

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''. Reid's first memoir, ''One Bird's Choice: A Year in the Life of an Over-educated, Underemployed Twentysomething Who Moves Back Home'', was published in 2010, and was followed by ''The Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandma'' in 2013. His debut novel, ''

'', was published in 2016.

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adapted it into a

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for

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in 2020. Reid's second novel, '' Foe'', was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018.

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purchased the book's film rights, and filming is set to begin in Australia in January 2022. Reid's third novel, '' We Spread'', was published by Scout Press in September 2022.

Personal life

Reid lives in

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. , his sister

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is the

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and his brother-in-law is

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, the

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Bibliography

Non-fiction

*''One Bird's Choice: A Year in the Life of an Over-educated, Underemployed Twentysomething Who Moves Back Home'' (2010, House of Anansi Press) *''The Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandma'' (2013, House of Anansi Press)

Fiction

*''

'' (2016, Scout Press/

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) *'' Foe'' (2018, Scout Press/Simon & Schuster) *'' We Spread'' (2022, Scout Press/Simon & Schuster)

References

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