Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2020) Winner
Kiley Reid
カイリー・リード
Kairī Rīdo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987 （Los Angeles, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, California → Tucson, Arizona → New York → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Ann Arbor, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 2019-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan
- Nominations
- Booker Prize 2020 longlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salpointe Catholic High School | — | — | High School Diploma | — | United States |
| University of Arizona | Theater | — | — | 2年間 | United States |
| Marymount Manhattan College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Salpointe Catholic High School
Degree:
High School Diploma
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United States
University of Arizona
Theater
Period:
2年間
Country:
United States
Studied for two years before transferring
Marymount Manhattan College
Country:
United States
Transferred from University of Arizona
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
United States
Truman Capote Fellowship; taught workshops
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Australian Book Industry Awards | Such a Fun Age | 国際書籍賞 | Australian Book Industry Awards | 受賞 |
Australian Book Industry Awards
2021
Work:
Such a Fun Age
Category:
国際書籍賞
Organization:
Australian Book Industry Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Such a Fun Age
2019 NovelExplores the relationship between a young black babysitter and her well-intentioned white employer, delving into race, class, and privilege.
raceclassprivilegecasual racism
Come and Get It
2024 NovelFollows a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students, focusing on the role of money.
moneyclassraceacademic politics
Bibliography
- Such a Fun Age (2019)
- Come and Get It (2024)
- George Washington's Teeth (2019, Ploughshares)
- Playing Kerri Strug (2021, Marie Claire)
- Simplexity (2021, Currency)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalwittydialogue-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- moneyraceprivilegeclass disparity
Legacy
Recognized as a sharp satirist of race and class issues in contemporary America. Her debut novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, gaining international acclaim.