Culture On Our Radar: Taylor Jenkins Reid She’s the US author who landed an Amazon series produced by Reese Witherspoon with her bestselling fictional biography of '70s rock ‘n’ roll band, Daisy Jones and the Six. We sit down with the latest woman on our radar. By Natalie Cornish Culture She’s the US author who landed an Amazon series produced by Reese Witherspoon with her bestselling fictional biography of '70s rock ‘n’ roll band, Daisy Jones and the Six. We sit down with the latest woman on our radar. By Natalie Cornish Previous article Run For Office? Australian Women Say ‘Hell, Yes!’ Next article Gail Kelly: ‘Command And Control Leadership Won’t Work Anymore’ LA-based author Taylor Jenkins Reid has had a whirlwind six months. Her sixth book, Daisy Jones and the Six, only landed on the shelves on March 5, but it’s already topping the bestseller lists. That’s partly thanks to the new queen of female storytelling, Reese Witherspoon. The actress revealed she devoured the book in one sitting – making the addictive pop culture novel her March book club pick, and quickly snapping up the TV rights for her production company, Hello Sunshine. Now, Reese is executive producing a small screen adaptation of the novel for Amazon Studios. No doubt we’ll all be hooked.The book charts the “fictional ‘true’ story of why the biggest rock band of the ’70s suddenly broke up at the height of their fame”, 35-year-old Taylor tells Future Women. Written like an oral history, each member of the ‘band’ (from the musicians to the managers) gives their take on the group’s stratospheric rise through the LA music scene to become global superstars, before walking away. There’s everything you’d expect from a rock biography – drugs, spats, sex – minus the hackneyed male narrative. Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is published by Random House UK. onourradar Best Of Future Women Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By Sally Spicer Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “Marching forward means ensuring all our voices are heard” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Dr Ann O’Neill’s husband committed “the ultimate act of revenge” By Sally Spicer Culture The question victim-survivors like me are tired of being asked By Geraldine Bilston Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
