Iain Reid
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Iain Reid | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Personal life
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, Hugh Reid, is an English professor at Carleton University. His brother, Ewan Reid, is the Founder and CEO of Mission Control Space Services (Mission Control),[18] As of August 1, 2024[update], his sister Eliza Reid was the First Lady of Iceland and his brother-in-law is Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the former President of Iceland.[3]
