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Lisa Taddeo is an American author and journalist known for her book Three Women.[1] Taddeo's work has appeared in The Best American Political Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies.[2]
Lisa Taddeo | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Taddeo in 2019 | |
| Born | January 1980 Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Education | Millburn High School |
| Alma mater | New York University (transferred) Rutgers University Boston University (MFA) |
| Notable works | Three Women (2019) |
| Notable awards | Pushcart Prize 2017, 2019 British Book Awards 2020 |
| Spouse | Jackson Waite |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
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Taddeo was born in Short Hills, New Jersey. Her parents are Peter Taddeo, an Italian American doctor, and Pia, a fruit stand cashier from Italy.[3][4][5][6]
She first attended New York University but transferred to Rutgers University. Taddeo completed her Master of Fine Arts in fiction at Boston University.[7]
Taddeo was an associate editor at Golf Magazine when David Granger assigned her first piece for Esquire, titled "The Last Days of Heath Ledger",[8] after reading her unpublished manuscript.[9] She later appeared in Esquire Network's 80th Anniversary special in 2013.[10]
The Washington Post recognized her New York piece, "Rachel Uchitel is Not a Madam",[11] as one of their top five long reads that stand the test of time.[12]
Taddeo has since received the William Holodnok Fiction Prize and the Florence Engel Randall Award in fiction.[13]
She is a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, recognized for her short stories "42 (2017)", published in the New England Review,[14][15][16] and "Suburban Weekend (2019)", published in Granta.[17]
Her book Three Women was released in July 2019 by Simon and Schuster.[18] In June 2020, it won the Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.[19]
Taddeo's debut novel, Animal, was published by Avid Reader Press in the summer of 2021 and explores themes of "both sisterhood and female rage..."[20]
Her third book, Ghost Lover, is a collection of nine short stories published in 2022 by Avid Reader Press.[21]
In July 2019, Showtime announced a series commitment adaptation of Three Women.[22] Taddeo will write and be executive producer of the series.[23]
| Year | Book | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Three Women | Foyles Books of the Year | Non-Fiction | Won | [24] |
| 2020 | Australian Book Industry Awards | International Book | Shortlisted | [25] | |
| BookTube Prize | Nonfiction | Octofinalist | |||
| British Book Awards | Non-fiction: Narrative | Shortlisted | [26] | ||
| Gordon Burn Prize | — | Shortlisted | [27] | ||
| 2021 | Animal | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | — | Longlisted | [28] |
| 2022 | McKitterick Prize | — | Runner-up | [29] |
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