Taylor Jenkins Reid facts for kids

Taylor Jenkins Reid (born December 20, 1983) is a popular American author. She is well-known for her exciting novels. Some of her most famous books include The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, One True Loves, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back.

Early Life and Education

Taylor Jenkins Reid was born in Maryland on December 20, 1983. When she was 12 years old, her family moved to Acton, Massachusetts.

She later went to Emerson College in Boston. There, she studied media.

Her Writing Career

Taylor Reid started her career in making movies. After college, she moved to Los Angeles. She worked as an assistant who helped choose actors for films. She also worked at a high school before she got her first book deal. She found her first literary agent, who helps authors sell their books, when she was 24.

Her first novel, Forever, Interrupted, came out in 2013. Taylor also helped write a TV show called Resident Advisors. It first aired in 2015.

In 2016, Reid's novel One True Loves was published. This book was later made into a movie in 2023. Famous actors like Phillipa Soo and Simu Liu starred in the film.

Her book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was published in 2017. It became very popular and was loved by many readers. The story is about a made-up old Hollywood movie star. She shares her long-kept secrets about her mysterious life and glamorous marriages.

Reid's 2019 novel, Daisy Jones & the Six, tells the story of a fictional 1970s rock band. It is written like an oral history, where different characters share their memories. The band's story is loosely based on the real band Fleetwood Mac. Daisy Jones & the Six won the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award in 2020. The audiobook version was also named one of Apple Books' best audiobooks of 2019. Amazon Studios turned the book into a TV miniseries, which came out in 2023.

In 2022, Taylor Reid published Carrie Soto Is Back. This book is thought to be the fourth and last in her series about famous women. The other books in this series are The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, and Malibu Rising. Taylor has said she plans to take a long break before writing her next book.

Personal Life

While working in the movie industry, Taylor Reid met Alex Jenkins Reid. He is a screenwriter, who writes scripts for movies. They got married and now live in Los Angeles with their daughter.

Awards and Recognition

• 2019 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards – Best Historical Fiction for Daisy Jones & the Six
• 2021 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards – Best Historical Fiction for Malibu Rising
• 2022 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards – Best Historical Fiction for Carrie Soto Is Back

See also

In Spanish: Taylor Jenkins Reid para niños