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Iain Reid

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

Iain Reid(born 1981) is aCanadianwriter. Winner of theRBC Taylor Emerging Writer Awardin 2015,[2]Reid is the author ofI'm Thinking of Ending Things(2016) andFoe(2018).[3]

Writing career[edit]

Reid established his writing career by publishing articles and columns in national magazines and newspapers after graduating fromQueen's Universityin Kingston, Ontario. He drew theNational Post'sattention, garnering a weekly column assignment.[4]In 2015, his work began appearing inThe 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 byThe Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandmain 2013.[6]His debut novel,I'm Thinking of Ending Things,was published in 2016.[7]Academy Award winnerCharlie Kaufmanadapted the novel into afilmforNetflixin 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 Contentpurchased 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]ThefilmstarsSaoirse RonanandPaul Mescal,with an expected theatrical release in October 2023[13]before it is available for streaming onAmazon 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 directorMinhal Baig.[9]The novel was shortlisted for theGovernor General's Award for English-language fictionat the2023 Governor General's Awards.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Reid lives inKingston, Ontario.[4]He is a 2004 graduate ofQueen's University at Kingston,where he studied history and journalism.[17]His father is an English professor.[18]As of August 1, 2016,his sisterEliza Reidis theFirst Lady of Icelandand his brother-in-law isGuðni Th. Jóhannesson,thePresident of Iceland.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

Non-fiction[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Writer Notes
2023 Foe Yes Co-wrote withGarth Davis
TBA We Spread Yes Co-writing withMinhal Baig

References[edit]

  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. ^abPatch, Nick (August 8, 2018)."Iain Reid Is Canada's Next Big Author".Vice.RetrievedMarch 29,2019.
  4. ^abc"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.RetrievedJuly 31,2018.
  9. ^abcd"Exploring the wonderfully weird".Queen's Alumni Review.Retrieved2023-04-23.
  10. ^Kerry, Clare (December 3, 2018)."The best books of 2018".Chatelaine (Online).
  11. ^Hendra, Peter (December 29, 2018)."A Glorious year for Kingston's Sons".Kingston Whig-Standard.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  12. ^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.Archivedfrom the original on June 11, 2021.RetrievedJune 12,2021.
  13. ^Canfield, David (August 15, 2023)."Vanity Fair".Vanity Fair.RetrievedSeptember 8,2023.
  14. ^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.RetrievedJune 13,2021.
  15. ^Wiersema, Robert J. (September 21, 2022)."We Spreadby Iain Reid ".Quill & Quire.ISSN0033-6491.RetrievedOctober 10,2022.
  16. ^"Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards".Burnaby Now,October 25, 2023.
  17. ^"Iain Reid | Department of History, Queen's University".www.queensu.ca.Retrieved2023-04-23.
  18. ^"Canada's Next Big Author is a Queen's Grad | Queen's Alumni".www.queensu.ca.Retrieved2023-04-23.
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