Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American author most known for her novels '' The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'', '' Daisy Jones & The Six'', and ''

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''.

Career

Reid graduated from

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in Boston and majored in media studies. She began her career in film production. After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a casting assistant. Reid also worked at a high school before she got a book deal. She signed with her first literary agent at age 24. Her debut novel, ''Forever, Interrupted'', was published in 2013. Reid co-wrote the

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television show '' Resident Advisors'', which premiered in 2015. Her novel '' The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'' was published in 2017 to commercial and critical acclaim. The novel tells the story of fictional Old Hollywood star, Evelyn Hugo, as she reveals the long-held secrets tarnishing both her mysterious life and glamorous marriages. Reid's 2019 novel ''Daisy Jones & The Six'' recounts the ups and downs of a fictional 1970s rock band and is loosely based on

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, a band in which real-life romances between bandmates transpired into the songs, and the recording of their hit album '' Rumours.'' ''Daisy Jones & The Six'' won the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award in 2020. The novel was a finalist for

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's Book of the Year award in 2021. The audiobook version was named of Apple’s Books’ Best Audiobooks of 2019.

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is developing ''Daisy Jones & The Six'' into a web-based miniseries, also called '' Daisy Jones & The Six''. 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'', and ''Malibu Rising''. With recurring characters appearing in all, the four novels share a universe and similar theme but narratively stand alone. Reid stated that she intends to take an extended break before beginning her next literary project.

Personal life

Reid was born in

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on December 20, 1983. At age twelve, Reid and her family moved to

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. While working in the film industry, she met and married Alex Jenkins Reid, a screenwriter. They now live in

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with their daughter and squirrel.

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) * ''

'' (2021) * ''Carrie Soto is Back'' (2022)

Short stories

* ''Evidence of The Affair'' (2018)

Awards

* 2019 Winner

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- Best Historical Fiction for ''Daisy Jones & The Six'' * 2021 Winner

- Best Historical Fiction for ''Malibu Rising'' * 2022 Winner

- Best Historical Fiction for ''Carrie Soto is Back''

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Taylor Jenkins Living people 21st-century American novelists American women novelists 21st-century American women writers Novelists from Massachusetts American television writers American women television writers Screenwriters from Massachusetts 21st-century American screenwriters 1983 births