Kiley Reid facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kiley Reid
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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist |
| Education | Salpointe Catholic High School |
| Alma mater | Marymount Manhattan College Iowa Writers' Workshop |
| Notable works | Such a Fun Age (2019) |
Kiley Reid (born in 1987) is an American writer who creates novels. Her first novel, Such a Fun Age, came out in December 2019. It was considered for the famous Booker Prize in 2020.
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Early Life and Education
Kiley Reid was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1987. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, from age seven to 20. She went to Salpointe Catholic High School.
After high school, she studied theater at the University of Arizona. Later, she moved to Marymount Manhattan College. Kiley Reid also attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, a well-known program for writers.
Her Writing Career
Before writing novels, Kiley Reid wrote short stories. These stories appeared in different magazines. Some of these magazines include Ploughshares, December, New South, and Lumina.
About Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid's first novel, Such a Fun Age, was released on December 31, 2019, in the U.S. It came out in the United Kingdom a week later. This book was a big success.
It was longlisted for the Booker Prize in July 2020. It also won the International Book of the Year award in Australia in 2021. The novel quickly became very popular. It reached No. 3 on The New York Times hardcover fiction list.
The story is about a young Black babysitter and her white boss. It explores their relationship and talks about race, class, and identity. Many news outlets gave the book good reviews. These included The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR.
The Washington Post said the story was "beautifully intricate and real." The Atlantic called it "a funny, fast-paced, empathetic examination of privilege." Even Reese Witherspoon chose it for her book club in 2020.
Kiley Reid got the idea for the novel from her own life. She spent six years taking care of children for wealthy families in New York City. She started writing the book while applying to graduate school. She finished it while studying at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The rights to turn her book into a movie or TV show were bought even before she graduated.
About Come and Get It
Kiley Reid's second novel is called Come and Get It. It was published on January 30, 2024. This book tells the story of a student helper in a dorm. She gets involved with a professor and three students.
The Los Angeles Times said her writing often focuses on money. It looks at who has money and who needs it. The New York Times called Reid "a social observer of the highest order." Vox described it as a "dark book where money shapes everything."
Her Personal Life
As of 2019, Kiley Reid lived in Philadelphia with her husband. By 2024, they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. She now teaches at the University of Michigan.
Kiley Reid has said that balancing teaching and writing means she has to keep things separate. She and her husband have a daughter.
