Lisa Taddeo
American author and journalist
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Lisa Taddeo is an American author and journalist known for her book Three Women.[1] Taddeo's work has appeared in The Best American Political Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies.[2]
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Rutgers University
Boston University (MFA)
Lisa Taddeo | |
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Taddeo in 2019 | |
| Born | January 1980 (age 46) Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Education | Millburn High School |
| Alma mater | New York University (transferred) Rutgers University Boston University (MFA) |
| Notable works | Three Women (2019) |
| Notable awards | Pushcart Prize 2017, 2019 British Book Awards 2020 |
| Spouse | Jackson Waite |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
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Early life
Taddeo was raised in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey,[1] where she attended Millburn High School, graduating in 1998.[3] Her parents are Peter Taddeo, an Italian American doctor, and Pia, a fruit stand cashier from Italy.[4][5][6][7]
Education
She first attended New York University but transferred to Rutgers University. Taddeo completed her Master of Fine Arts in fiction at Boston University.[8]
Writing
Early career
Taddeo was an associate editor at Golf Magazine when David Granger assigned her first piece for Esquire, titled "The Last Days of Heath Ledger",[9] after reading her unpublished manuscript.[10] She later appeared in Esquire Network's 80th Anniversary special in 2013.[11]
The Washington Post recognized her New York piece, "Rachel Uchitel is Not a Madam",[12] as one of their top five long reads that stand the test of time.[13]
Taddeo has since received the William Holodnok Fiction Prize and the Florence Engel Randall Award in fiction.[14]
She is a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, recognized for her short stories "42 (2017)", published in the New England Review,[15][16][17] and "Suburban Weekend (2019)", published in Granta.[18]
Later work
Her book Three Women was released in July 2019 by Simon and Schuster.[19] In June 2020, it won the Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.[20]
Taddeo's debut novel, Animal, was published by Avid Reader Press in the summer of 2021 and explores themes of "both sisterhood and female rage..."[21]
Her third book, Ghost Lover, is a collection of nine short stories published in 2022 by Avid Reader Press.[22]
Adaptions
Awards
| Year | Book | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Three Women | Foyles Books of the Year | Non-Fiction | Won | [25] |
| 2020 | Australian Book Industry Awards | International Book | Shortlisted | [26] | |
| BookTube Prize | Nonfiction | Octofinalist | |||
| British Book Awards | Non-fiction: Narrative | Shortlisted | [27] | ||
| Gordon Burn Prize | — | Shortlisted | [28] | ||
| 2021 | Animal | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | — | Longlisted | [29] |
| 2022 | McKitterick Prize | — | Runner-up | [30] |