Iain Reid

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]

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

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 film rights.[10]

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

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. Patch, Nick (August 8, 2018). "Iain Reid Is Canada's Next Big Author". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. "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.
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