Iain Reid

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Iain Reid
BornOntario, Canada[1]
OccupationNovelist, memoirist
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s
Notable worksThe Truth About Luck

Iain Reid (born 1981) is a Canadian writer. Winner of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award in 2015,[2] Reid is the author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2016) and Foe (2018).[3]

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 National Post's attention, garnering a weekly column assignment.[4] In 2015, his work began appearing in The New Yorker.[4]

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,[5] and was followed by The Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandma in 2013.[6] His debut novel, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, was published in 2016.[7] Charlie Kaufman adapted it into a film for Netflix in 2020.[8]

Reid's second novel, Foe, was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018.[9] Anonymous Content purchased the book's film rights,[10] and filming is set to begin in Australia in January 2022.[11]

Reid is working on his third novel, We Spread, to be published by Scout Press in 2022.[12]

Personal life[]

Reid lives in Kingston, Ontario.[4] As of August 1, 2016, his sister Eliza Reid is the First Lady of Iceland and his brother-in-law is Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland.[3]

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[]

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2016, Scout Press/Simon and Schuster)
  • Foe (2018, Scout Press/Simon and Schuster)
  • We Spread (2022, Scout Press/Simon and Schuster)

References[]

  1. ^ "In Debut Thriller Novel, Iain Reid Delivers Shivers Without Reader Knowing Why". NPR, June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Iain Reid wins $10K RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writer Award". CBC Books, May 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Patch, Nick (August 8, 2018). "Iain Reid Is Canada's Next Big Author". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kingston author publishes first work of fiction". Kingston Region, May 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "The fab five: Canlit’s hottest up-and-comers". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Memoir of time spent with Grandma reveals old truths, young wisdom". The Globe and Mail, March 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Profile: Iain Reid explores new territory in his debut work of fiction, I’m Thinking of Ending Things". Quill & Quire, May 2016.
  8. ^ "Charlie Kaufman Adapting Novel by Canadian Author Iain Reid for Netflix". The National Post. January 25, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. ^ Kerry, Clare (December 3, 2018). "The best books of 2018". Chatelaine (Online).
  10. ^ Hendra, Peter (December 29, 2018). "A Glorious year for Kingston's Sons". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  11. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 11, 2021). "Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, LaKeith Stanfield To Star In Garth Davis-Directed Grounded Sci-Fi Thriller 'Foe' – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Rankin, Seija (September 30, 2020). "Iain Reid, author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things, has a haunting new novel in the works". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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