Iain Reid | |
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Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Occupation | Novelist, memoirist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2010s |
Notable works | The 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]
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] Academy Award winner Charlie Kaufman adapted the novel into a film for Netflix in 2020. [8] Kaufman consulted with Reid while he was preparing the adaptation, and Reid was an executive producer for the film. [9]
Reid's second novel, Foe, was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018. [10] Anonymous Content purchased the book's film rights, [11] and filming began in Australia in January 2022. [12] Reid co-wrote the screenplay with director Garth Davis. [9] The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, with an expected theatrical release in October 2023 [13] before it is available for streaming on Amazon Prime. [9]
Reid's third novel, We Spread, was published by Scout Press in September 2022. [14] [15] Reid is writing the screenplay for the film adaptation with director Minhal Baig. [9] The novel was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards. [16]
Reid lives in Kingston, Ontario. [4] He is a 2004 graduate of Queen's University at Kingston, where he studied history and journalism. [17] His father is an English professor. [18] As of August 1, 2016 [update], his sister Eliza Reid is the First Lady of Iceland and his brother-in-law is Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland. [3]
Year | Title | Writer | Notes |
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2023 | Foe | Yes | Co-wrote with Garth Davis |
TBA | We Spread | Yes | Co-writing with Minhal Baig |
Iain Reid | |
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Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Occupation | Novelist, memoirist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 2010s |
Notable works | The 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]
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] Academy Award winner Charlie Kaufman adapted the novel into a film for Netflix in 2020. [8] Kaufman consulted with Reid while he was preparing the adaptation, and Reid was an executive producer for the film. [9]
Reid's second novel, Foe, was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018. [10] Anonymous Content purchased the book's film rights, [11] and filming began in Australia in January 2022. [12] Reid co-wrote the screenplay with director Garth Davis. [9] The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, with an expected theatrical release in October 2023 [13] before it is available for streaming on Amazon Prime. [9]
Reid's third novel, We Spread, was published by Scout Press in September 2022. [14] [15] Reid is writing the screenplay for the film adaptation with director Minhal Baig. [9] The novel was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards. [16]
Reid lives in Kingston, Ontario. [4] He is a 2004 graduate of Queen's University at Kingston, where he studied history and journalism. [17] His father is an English professor. [18] As of August 1, 2016 [update], his sister Eliza Reid is the First Lady of Iceland and his brother-in-law is Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland. [3]
Year | Title | Writer | Notes |
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2023 | Foe | Yes | Co-wrote with Garth Davis |
TBA | We Spread | Yes | Co-writing with Minhal Baig |