She was my initial draw to the sport - her and Venus - to begin with. TJR: I love Serena Williams with my whole soul - it would be impossible for me to write about tennis without her being a main inspiration. Let’s dive right in and talk about Carrie Soto Is Back! What drew you to writing a story about Carrie? (Were you inspired at all by Serena Williams?) Taylor Jenkins Reid: I’m good! Very excited to get to talk to you today.įP: Same! I’m a big fan of your books and am thrilled to get to chat with you about them today. We had the opportunity to chat with Taylor and discuss her novel in depth, including when we may be able to expect to see Evelyn and Daisy come to life and her path to publication. It's an emotional story about ambition and drive and what it means to be a woman who wants it all - examining what success truly means - while the world is watching. It’s then that Carrie decides to emerge from retirement in order to reclaim her record - and she’ll do it with her father by her side. Now, in 1994, at age 37, Carrie finds herself at the US Open watching her record be taken by the fiercely talented Nikki Chan. Growing up, Carrie was able to achieve an unbelievably successful tennis career with her father as her coach, breaking as many records as she could manage until she retired. 30 and follows the infamous tennis player who made an appearance in Malibu Rising. Reid's latest novel, Carrie Soto Is Back, releases Aug.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is in the process of being adapted for Netflix by Liz Tigelaar.

Daisy Jones and the Six is currently being adapted into a 13-episode limited series co-produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios. Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, and Malibu Rising.

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