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Iain Reid (born 1981) is a Canadian writer. Winner of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award in 2015,[1] Reid is the author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2016) and Foe (2018).[2]

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 PostШаблон:'s attention, garnering a weekly column assignment.[3] In 2015, his work began appearing in The New Yorker.[3]

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,[4] and was followed by The Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandma in 2013.[5] His debut novel, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, was published in 2016.[6] Academy Award winner Charlie Kaufman adapted the novel into a film for Netflix in 2020.[7] Kaufman consulted with Reid while he was preparing the adaptation, and Reid was an executive producer for the film.[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 began in Australia in January 2022.[11] Reid co-wrote the screenplay with director Garth Davis.[8] The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, with an expected theatrical release in October 2023[12] before it is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.[8]

Reid's third novel, We Spread, was published by Scout Press in September 2022.[13][14] Reid is writing the screenplay for the film adaptation with director Minhal Baig.[8] The novel was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.[15]

Personal life

Reid lives in Kingston, Ontario.[3] He is a 2004 graduate of Queen's University at Kingston, where he studied history and journalism.[16] His father is an English professor.[17] Шаблон:As of, his sister Eliza Reid is the First Lady of Iceland and his brother-in-law is Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland.[2]

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

Filmography

Year Title Writer Notes
2023 Foe Шаблон:Yes Co-wrote with Garth Davis
TBA We Spread Шаблон:Yes Co-writing with Minhal Baig

References

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