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USA Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Taylor Jenkins Reid is back: After hiatus, author surprised herself with ‘Atmosphere'
Taylor Jenkins Reid is back: After hiatus, author surprised herself with 'Atmosphere' It's been three years since the book world saw a new Taylor Jenkins Reid novel, a long time considering the 'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' author published eight books in nine years. Now Reid is back, refreshed and fundamentally changed by the research and writing of her space love story 'Atmosphere" (out now from Penguin Random House). For starters, she has a pretty good idea of what it's like to be in a catastrophic space accident. She has a deeper appreciation for the world and the people in it, she tells USA TODAY. She's got a healthier relationship with her creative spirit. And earlier this month, she came out publicly as bisexual in a profile in TIME Magazine. 'Atmosphere,' in the vein of other well-loved Reid novels like 'Daisy Jones & The Six,' is full of characters you miss after you turn the last page. Joan Goodwin, the novel's protagonist, is quietly ambitious, devoted to her niece and wading through a complicated relationship with her sister. Her dreams come within reach when she gets accepted into a competitive trainee class at NASA, alongside peers who become her new home. The closely guarded astronaut also has a shot at once-in-a-lifetime love. After hiatus, 'Atmosphere' was a 'coming of age' for Taylor Jenkins Reid 'Atmosphere' is Reid's first departure from her famous-women quartet of books – 'Daisy Jones,' 'Evelyn Hugo,' 'Malibu Rising' and 'Carrie Soto is Back' – in years. It's also the first extended break she's taken since her debut novel 'Forever, Interrupted' came out in 2013. When she wrote 'Carrie Soto,' Reid says she saw much of herself in the character, who reckons with her legacy, expectations and when to step back. All her characters teach her something about herself – Evelyn Hugo about ambition, Nina Riva about healthy boundaries. Carrie Soto was her catalyst to take a break. 'I needed to get more in touch with the thoughts in my own head and get some quiet and rest, and that's not something that I had ever been good at recognizing about myself prior to maybe 2022,' Reid says. 'I finally started to listen to all the people in my life who told me to slow down and to make sure there's time in the day for joy and rest.' Now, after some much-needed time away, writing 'Atmosphere' felt like 'coming of age,' Reid says. She challenged herself. She started to find new things she never realized she loved. Since 'Atmosphere,' you can often find her in her backyard staring at the moon or searching for the Scorpius constellation. 'Joan is driven by the awe she has, not only for the universe itself and our particular solar system, but also the fact that our study of those things is our pursuit of understanding ourselves. That by trying to understand the universe, we're trying to understand our place in it and where we come from and where we may be going,' Reid says. 'Once you start asking those questions, it becomes more difficult to take any of it for granted.' It shows in her writing. Reid's work is third-person and character-driven, plucking the reader from their reality and into something far more star-studded. And though there are blood-pressure-raising missions in 'Atmosphere,' the most touching parts are when she breaks that fourth wall to call out the reader directly, her gratitude practically leaping off the page. 'Look what we humans had done,' she writes in one chapter. 'We had looked at the world around us – the dirt under our feet, the stars in the sky, the speed of a feather falling from the top of a building – and we had taught ourselves to fly.' How 'Atmosphere' took Taylor Jenkins Reid to the moon and back Though 'Atmosphere' is not in the same universe as "Evelyn Hugo" or "Carrie Soto," writing about women in male-dominated spaces still drove Reid to the story. 'I don't think anyone was thinking 'Oh, when's Taylor Jenkins Reid going to write her space novel?' I don't think that is an obvious place for me to go,' Reid says, laughing. She knew a space odyssey like 'Atmosphere' would be a significant undertaking, but she still underestimated how big it would be. There was a healthy amount of self-doubt she had to overcome, Reid says, to stop telling herself she wasn't capable of writing the mechanics of a space shuttle or how to engineer your way out of potentially fatal, zero-gravity danger. So she got help. She started by reading 'Shuttle, Houston,' the memoir from NASA's longest-serving flight director. And then she called its author, Paul Dye, who wound up being so instrumental in her research process that she dedicated the book to him. 'Atmosphere' is a team effort – the words may be all Reid's, but, as she says, 'nobody is going to make it to space alone.' 'This book really represents how, if I'm open, there are so many things out there that I could fall in love with, and so many things I can try and find joy in,' Reid says. 'I think it cracked open something for me. I'm not the person I would expect to have written this book until I wrote this book.' Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter or tell her what you're reading at cmulroy@
NBC News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' author Taylor Jenkins Reid comes out as bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of several bestselling novels including "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," "Daisy Jones & The Six" and "Malibu Rising," came out as bisexual in an interview with Time magazine. 'It has been hard at times to see people dismiss me as a straight woman, but I also didn't tell them the whole story,' the author told the outlet in an interview published May 15. Reid, whose new novel, "Atmosphere," comes out June 3, said assumptions about her sexuality are nothing new for her. In fact, she said, they began when she was a teenager and dressed differently than the social norm. 'I got hit pretty quickly with, 'Why can't you dress more like a girl? Why don't you do your nails? Why do you talk that way? Can't you be a little bit quieter?'' she told Time. 'I started to get people who would say, 'Oh, I get why you dress like a boy—you're gay.'' But, Reid said, she didn't feel like she identified with being labeled as gay, as she was attracted to both sexes — her first love was a man and then, in her early 20s, she fell in love with a woman. With both loves, however, people doubted if it was the right course for her. 'This was the late '90s, so nobody was talking about bisexuality. And if they were, it was to make fun of people,' she said. 'The messages about bisexuality were you just want attention, or it was a stop on the way to gayville." In her writing, Reid hasn't been shy when it comes to depicting characters who fall along different points of the sexuality spectrum. In 'Daisy Jones & The Six,' the main romance centers around a heterosexual love triangle, while 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' details a love story between two women. Meanwhile, ' Malibu Rising" showcases mainly heterosexual relationships, but one character experiences a queer awakening. Her new book, 'Atmosphere,' allowed Reid to explore more of her attraction to women. The novel features a love story between one woman in outer space and one on earth. 'It just felt like time for me to write a very high-stakes, dramatic love story,' she told Time. While she may not have always been open with the public about the specifics of her sexuality, she told Time that she was always honest with those closest to her. Her husband, screenwriter Alex Jenkins Reid, even introduced her to an idea that describes someone's sexuality as a house with many rooms. 'My attraction to women is a room in the house that is my identity — Alex understood ["Atmosphere"] was about me spending time in that room,' Reid said. 'He was so excited for me, like, 'What a great way for you to express this side of you.' And he helped me get the book to be as romantic and beautiful as it could be.' Reid also said she understands being married to a man gives her 'straight-passing' privileges that other queer women don't receive. 'How do I talk about who I really am with full deference to the life experiences of other people?' she told Time. 'Basically, where I came down is I can talk about who I am, and then people can think about that whatever they want.'
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse and More Twilight Stars' Romances
Originally appeared on E! Online Say it. Out loud. Say it: Happy birthday, Robert Twilight alum turned 39 years old May 13. And while there will certainly be an outpouring of heartwarming messages from fans, nothing could ever eclipse the love from his fiancée Suki Waterhouse."I'm always incredibly excited when I see his name pop up [on my phone] or even a text, and I think he feels the same about me," the Daisy Jones & The Six actress told The Sunday Times Style in 2023. "We've always got so much to say, and I find him hilarious."After meeting at a star-studded game night back in 2018, Suki and Rob found themselves over the moon for each other. And five years later, the singer and the actor decided to start a family (with Suki announcing her pregnancy at a music festival in 2023). 'We really planned it. One day we looked at each other and said, 'Well, this is as ready as we're going to be," Suki told British Vogue the following year, before adding, "I was like, 'What can make more chaos?'" More from E! Online Bindi Irwin Shares Update From Hospital After Multiple Procedures Sean 'Diddy' Combs Made Escort Perform Shocking Act on Ex Cassie Ventura, Prosecutor Alleges Tearful Kim Kardashian Delivers Chilling Testimony in $10 Million Paris Robbery Trial In March 2024, news spread that the dawn was breaking on their next chapter as parents with the arrival of their daughter. And Rob fell right into his role as a father.'I mean a dad and his daughter?' Suki continued. 'It's an actual love story.'And The Batman star loves seeing each chapter unfold. "I'm amazed by how quick their personality comes at just 3 months" Rob said in a video shared on social media last June. "I can kinda see who she is already. It's great." Of course, he isn't the only one from the Twilight franchise to find love. In fact, Rob's former costar and ex Kristen Stewart recently wed Dylan Meyer. "I do," the screenwriter wrote on Instagram April 24 alongside a photo of her and the Oscar nominee at their ceremony. "I really really really really really do."Want to learn about the love lives of more Twilight cast members? Well, hold on tight spider monkey and keep reading. Kristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerNikki ReedAshley GreeneKellan LutzJackson RathbonePeter FacinelliElizabeth ReaserRachelle LefevreBryce Dallas Howard For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
The Independent
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Reese Witherspoon's March book club pick is a twisty romance for fans of The Notebook
What do Big Little Lies, Where the Crawdads Sing and Daisy Jones & The Six all have in common? They were all adapted for screen by Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine – and they have all been previous picks in Reese Witherspoon's book club. While Oprah may have started the trend, a book club is the new celebrity status symbol. From Dua Lipa and Kaia Gerber to Fearne Cotton, you're spoilt for choice – but the most popular of all is Witherspoon's. The Legally Blonde actor debuted her book club in 2017, growing a following of 2.5 million loyal subscribers of Reese's Book Club and 2.9 million on Instagram. From thrillers, romances and beach reads to historical fiction and more, there's a tome for every taste. There's no particular formula to choosing the books – the only criterion is that a woman must be at the centre of the story. As for March 2025, The Reese Book Club's pick of the month is Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. A love story that reads like a thriller, it's the perfect gripping read to spark conversation. Here's everything you need to know. 'Broken Country' by Clare Leslie Hall, published by John Murray: £13.99, A story of second chances and first loves, Broken Country is perfect for fans of The Notebook. Beth is happily married to her gentle and kind husband, Frank, but the stability in the relationship rests on never talking about the past. Some years before, 17-year-old Beth had a heady summer romance with Gabriel. She was left heartbroken when he left town, and Frank was left to pick up the pieces. Now, 10 years later, Gabriel is back and the careful life Beth has built for herself threatens to come crumbling down. As she is pulled back into Gabriel's life, the past and present collide, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets come to light. At 320 pages, it's a slim tome to dive into over a lazy weekend. ' Broken Country is a gripping mix of thrilling murder mystery, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to relive your truest love story all over again... plus, that ending?! I did not see it coming,' Witherspoon said.
Associated Press
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Book Review: In Holly Brickley's debut novel ‘Deep Cuts,' love and music clash
Holly Brickley's debut 'Deep Cuts' is a book for music lovers. Not just any type of music lovers — diehard music fans who enjoy analyzing every element of a song's composition as well as its origin story. Taking place in the early 2000s, this novel follows music writer Percy and her love interest Joe, an aspiring musician, as they progress from college students to working professionals. Brickley explores the push-pull dynamic between a critic and her criticized as the characters walk the line between intimate connection and superficial renown, as well as the greed that comes with both. The novel is a coming-of-age in its own right, delving into the pain points of becoming a young adult. With each chapter title the name of a different song, 'Deep Cuts' becomes a series of music essays breaking down both form and the evolution of popular music genres as they relate to Percy's fictional life. The title is a reference to the concept of 'deep cuts,' or songs by popular musicians unfamiliar to the public but revered by critics. Percy is a self-described 'sidekick,' and she stays that way throughout the novel, taking a backseat to the intricacies of other characters' lives. Joe, on the other hand, has a compelling backstory and complicated emotional wounds. The reasons they can't be together get increasingly frustrating as Percy inserts unnecessary conflict. 'Deep Cuts' contains a similar music composition subplot as 'Daisy Jones & The Six' by Taylor Jenkins Reid, as well as the cultural and technological setting of 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' by Ottessa Moshfegh. Brickley's lived experience is apparent as she references people, places and things with realistic detail. The book uses mixed media, like Instant Messages, blog posts, notebook entries, and even an external music playlist to immerse readers. Using songs as chapter titles is a charming way to bring audiences into the story, though hard to keep up with at times. Brickley does a good job breaking down each song for those less familiar with the book's discography or music theory in general. Ultimately, music wins out over love in 'Deep Cuts' as Percy and Joe discover their place in the music industry — and each other's lives. ___
