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 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[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

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, 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[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 with Garth Davis
TBA We Spread Yes Co-writing with Minhal 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. ^ a b Patch, Nick (August 8, 2018). "Iain Reid Is Canada's Next Big Author". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ 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. ^ a b c d "Exploring the wonderfully weird". Queen's Alumni Review. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  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. Retrieved March 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. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Canfield, David (August 15, 2023). "Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 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. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  15. ^ Wiersema, Robert J. (September 21, 2022). "We Spread by Iain Reid". Quill & Quire. ISSN 0033-6491. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  18. ^ "Canada's Next Big Author is a Queen's Grad | Queen's Alumni". www.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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