Author Guide
Taylor Jenkins Reid Books in Order
Complete reading list — from her early contemporary romances to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and every Hollywood-glamour bestseller since.
About Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid was born in 1983 and worked as a freelance writer and editor before fiction took over. Her first several novels were modest sellers — competent, warm contemporary romances that built a loyal but niche readership. Then BookTok discovered The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in 2021 — four years after its 2017 publication — and everything changed overnight. The novel went viral repeatedly, sending Reid onto bestseller lists she had never previously touched. Reid's strengths are unmistakable: she writes women who are complicated, ambitious, and unapologetic about wanting more from life than they were offered. Her worlds are soaked in Hollywood glamour, rock-and-roll mythology, and the particular tragedy of women whose genius goes uncredited. Found family, the cost of fame, and the gap between public legend and private grief recur throughout her work. She lives in Los Angeles.
Start Here: New to Taylor Jenkins Reid? Begin with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — it is the novel that defines her at her absolute best. If you love music and band dynamics, start with Daisy Jones & The Six instead. All her books are standalones; publication order is simply the best way to watch her grow as a writer.
All Books in Order
Publication order — every Taylor Jenkins Reid novel, from debut to present.
1
Forever, Interrupted
2013
Reid's debut. Elsie and Ben fall in love and marry impulsively — and then Ben dies in an accident just weeks later. A dual-timeline story about grief, identity, and the question of what it means to truly know someone you loved briefly but completely.
2
After I Do
2014
Lauren and Ryan love each other — they are just not sure they like each other anymore. After years of marriage, they agree to take a year apart to figure out if their relationship is worth saving. A nuanced, honest look at long-term partnership and what we owe ourselves versus others.
3
Maybe in Another Life
2015
Hannah moves back to Los Angeles and faces a choice at a party: go home with her ex or take a cab with her best friend. The novel splits into two parallel timelines showing both outcomes — a clever, propulsive exploration of fate, choice, and whether we are always heading toward the same destination.
4
One True Loves
2016
Emma thought she lost her husband Jesse in a helicopter crash and has rebuilt her life — then Jesse is found alive. Now she must choose between the man she has mourned and the new love she has built. Reid at her most emotionally direct, wrestling with impossible loyalty and the question of who we are allowed to become after loss.
5
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
2017
BookTok Favourite
Aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo grants one exclusive interview to an unknown journalist — Monique Grant — and the story she tells spans decades of fame, ambition, heartbreak, and a great hidden love. A dazzling, propulsive novel about the price of reinvention and the women history forgets. The BookTok phenomenon that made TJR a household name.
6
Daisy Jones & The Six
2019
Told as an oral history — interviews, reminiscences, fragments — this is the rise and mysterious break-up of a fictional 1970s rock band at the height of their powers. Daisy Jones is electric, damaged, and entirely unforgettable. Adapted as an Amazon Prime series in 2023 starring Riley Keough.
7
Malibu Rising
2021
Four famous siblings — children of a legendary, absent musician — host their annual Malibu beach party as one long, simmering night in 1983. Everything that could go wrong does. A family saga told in a single day, weaving between past and present, about legacy, fame, and escaping the people who made you.
8
Carrie Soto Is Back
2022
Carrie Soto was the greatest tennis player who ever lived — and she retired holding the record for Grand Slam titles. Now someone is about to break it. At 37, she comes out of retirement for one final season. A fierce, propulsive novel about female excellence, aging, and refusing to be forgotten.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Taylor Jenkins Reid's best book?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is the near-universal answer — and the one that went viral on BookTok years after publication because it is genuinely that good. The sweep of decades, the layers of Evelyn's identity, and the gut-punch ending make it Reid's masterwork. Daisy Jones & The Six is a very close second for readers who love music, nostalgia, and a bold formal experiment.
Are Taylor Jenkins Reid's books connected?
Her books are all standalones — you can read them in any order. However, readers who enjoy the Hollywood and California settings will notice thematic threads running between Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones, and Carrie Soto. Minor characters from one novel occasionally appear in the background of another, but no prior reading is ever required.
Is Daisy Jones & The Six being adapted?
Yes — the Amazon Prime Video series premiered in 2023 to strong reviews. Riley Keough plays Daisy Jones, with Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne. The show faithfully captures the oral-history format through talking-head interview segments and is well worth watching alongside — or before — the book.
Why did Evelyn Hugo become so popular so long after publication?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was published in 2017 but exploded on BookTok in 2021. Readers responded to its themes of hidden queerness, female ambition, and the cost of fame — subjects that resonated powerfully on social media. Once the algorithm picked it up, the word-of-mouth became self-sustaining. It has now sold millions of copies worldwide and remains one of the defining BookTok novels.
Where should a new reader start with Taylor Jenkins Reid?
Start with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — it is the book that best represents what makes Reid exceptional, and the one most likely to turn you into a devoted reader. If you are not sure you want the weight of a Hollywood epic, try Maybe in Another Life first: it is shorter, faster, and shows off her structural creativity in a lighter package.