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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,<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-fab-five-canlits-hottest-up-and-comers/article4380445/ "The fab five: Canlit’s hottest up-and-comers"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 30, 2012.</ref> and was followed by ''The Truth About Luck: What I Learned on my Road Trip with Grandma'' in 2013.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/memoir-of-time-spent-with-grandma-reveals-old-truths-young-wisdom/article9813923/ "Memoir of time spent with Grandma reveals old truths, young wisdom"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 15, 2013.</ref> His debut novel, ''[[I'm Thinking of Ending Things (novel)|I'm Thinking of Ending Things]]'', was published in 2016.<ref>[http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile-iain-reid-explores-new-territory-in-his-debut-work-of-fiction-im-thinking-of-ending-things/ "Profile: Iain Reid explores new territory in his debut work of fiction, I’m Thinking of Ending Things"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', May 2016.</ref> Academy Award winner [[Charlie Kaufman]] adapted the novel into a [[I'm Thinking of Ending Things|film]] for [[Netflix]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/books-entertainment-pmn/charlie-kaufman-adapting-novel-by-canadian-author-iain-reid-for-netflix|title=Charlie Kaufman Adapting Novel by Canadian Author Iain Reid for Netflix|date=January 25, 2018|website=The National Post|access-date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> Kaufman consulted with Reid while he was preparing the adaptation, and Reid was an executive producer for the film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Exploring the wonderfully weird |url=https://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/articles/2023-01-31/iain-reid-we-spread-author-screenplay-writer |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Queen's Alumni Review |language=en}}</ref>
 
Reid's second novel, ''[[Foe (Reid novel)|Foe]]'', was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kerry|first=Clare|date=December 3, 2018|title=The best books of 2018|url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/books/best-books-2018/|journal=Chatelaine (Online)}}</ref> [[Anonymous Content]] purchased the book's film rights,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendra |first=Peter |date=December 29, 2018 |title=A Glorious year for Kingston's Sons |url=https://www.thewhig.com/entertainment/local-arts/a-glorious-year-for-kingstons-sons |work=[[Kingston Whig-Standard]] |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> and filming is set to begin in Australia in January 2022.<ref name=Fleming>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/foe-movie-saoirse-ronan-paul-mescal-lakeith-stanfield-garth-davis-1234772872/ |title=Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, LaKeith Stanfield To Star In Garth Davis-Directed Grounded Sci-Fi Thriller 'Foe' – Cannes Market |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 11, 2021 |access-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611151053/https://deadline.com/2021/06/foe-movie-saoirse-ronan-paul-mescal-lakeith-stanfield-garth-davis-1234772872/ |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Reid co-wrote the screenplay with director Garth Davis.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Foe (film)|film]] stars [[Saoirse Ronan]] and [[Paul Mescal]], with an expected theatrical release in October 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canfield |first=David |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Vanity Fair |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/foe-first-look-saoirse-ronan-paul-mescal-awards-insider |url-status=live |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> before it is available for streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]].<ref name=":0" />
 
Reid's third novel, ''[[We Spread]]'', was published by Scout Press in September 2022.<ref name=Rankin>{{cite magazine |last=Rankin |first=Seija |url=https://ew.com/books/iain-reid-book-announcement-we-spread/ |title=Iain Reid, author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things, has a haunting new novel in the works |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Wiersema>{{cite magazine |last=Wiersema |first=Robert J. |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/we-spread/ |title=''We Spread'' by Iain Reid |magazine=[[Quill & Quire]] |issn=0033-6491 |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref> Reid is writing the screenplay for the film adaptation with director [[Minhal Baig]].<ref name=":0"/>
 
==Personal life==
Reid lives in [[Kingston, Ontario]].<ref name="kingston" /> He is a 2004 graduate of [[Queen's University at Kingston]], where he studied history and journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iain Reid {{!}} Department of History, Queen's University |url=https://www.queensu.ca/history/about/alumni/alumni-stories/reid-iain |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.queensu.ca}}</ref> His father is an English professor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada’sCanada's Next Big Author is a Queen’sQueen's Grad {{!}} Queen's Alumni |url=https://www.queensu.ca/alumni/news/canadas-next-big-author-is-a-queens-grad |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.queensu.ca |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2016|August|1|df=US}}, his sister [[Eliza Reid]] is the [[List of spouses and partners of Icelandic presidents|First Lady of Iceland]] and his brother-in-law is [[Guðni Th. Jóhannesson]], the [[President of Iceland]].<ref name=Patch/>
 
==Bibliography==