Taylor Jenkins Reid says the new book "Ambient" is about queer

One of the greatest rock bands is the oral history of the rise and fall of one of the greatest rock bands. A memoir about the secret queer life of old hottie stars. The 1983 sibling hatred begins with Rager and ends with a fire beside the cliff. Generations of sports can only retire and make a comeback, no one thinks it is possible.

Work New York Times Bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid has always crossed the boundaries between historical novels and what people call Chicken, blending her character with real-world events and players who define the era. Now with her new book atmospherethe first women’s shuttle program in the 1980s, Reid was more than just giving readers a view of history – she gave them a glimpse into their real life.

"We live in an era where we want to learn everything about the people who create the art we love," Reed told him. Rolling stones Zoom from her Los Angeles home. “If I could only write books without having to reveal anything about myself, my life would be easier.

atmosphere In internal and external pressures, there is a firm perspective in the push and pull between guiding one's own identity. Joan Goodwin was one of the few female scientists who was selected as the astronaut training for NASA's 1980s shuttle program. Suddenly, the former physics professor was snatched from the classroom and entered into rigorous training for astronauts. The Johnson Space Center in Houston has a long time, working hours are time-consuming and mentally exhausted. But as Joan's world expands, her ideas about the universe collide with her needs - and love and success are compatible with girls like her.

"Before I even typed the first word, I knew the story had to be about queer joy, and the joy of finding myself," Reed said. "The world of existence in the eighties that existed today wasn't always kind to that kind of joy. But I don't want to live there because love is beautiful. I hope readers will feel this magic when they first fall in love."

At 41, Reid established one of the biggest careers in publishing by following this epic storytelling model combined with historical truth and personal bets. But her most famous works revolve around an extended universe. have Evelyn Hugo's Seven Husbands,,,,, Daisy Jones and Six,,,,, Carrie Soto is backand Malibu Rises - All of these were selected, either made into movies or TV projects. Each of these books varies greatly in their narrator, settings, and even time periods, but the characters in other books often appear or are mentioned in the backstage, creating what fans say about Taylor Jenkins Reid. All books deal with a reputation for seductive, addictive, and claustrophobia. In just eight years, Reid became a de facto novelist, famous for the meaning of the character. And then this happened to her.

Reid appeared publicly as bisexual in May before the book's June release. The news comes in a debate on which authors “allowed” to write stories that have long been in online debate. Evelyn Hugo's Seven Husbands A secret romantic relationship around two golden Hollywood actresses. When published in 2017, it discovered new lives and readers during the 2020 pandemic, thanks to Tiktok’s book community BookTok. But as sales increased, criticisms of Reid’s ability to write a story about two queer lovers as a supposedly straightforward woman. She is not the only one. In 2020, author Becky Albertalli, author of Ya Romance Simon and the same agendawrote a public letter to fans saying she felt forced to come out after criticism because readers thought she was straight.

"A large percentage of me feel like nothing is going on, but I know if I write another book about women's love, this question will raise more careers, which is most of my career. She told Rolling stones It's no secret that many friends, family and close colleagues already know. But she knew that everyone was different. “I want us to get to a place where one can write about queer without having to come out,” she said. “Not everyone is as safe as I do, and I think writing about it is the safest thing they can do at times. So, I want those people to have room.”

This is not to say it is a bit well-known. October 2024, extensive Rolling stones Interview, Stevie Nicks flocks to Amazon Daisy Jones and Six Adaptation starring Riley Keough. The book was inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s career and fanaticism, and the Knicks said she wouldn’t do that until she watched the show. "I didn't even want to see it because I thought I would hate it so much. I had COVID when I saw it," Knicks said. "I was in my apartment in Los Angeles and I could remember to say, "I'm just looking at my life?" ”

Reed told Rolling stones It felt like the one she sent from everyone she had ever met. In fact, she was still not sure if she had handled it. "I wrote Daisy Jones and Six In some places, because I think Stevie Nicks is incredible. But, what she saw in it meant the world to me and everyone who was doing the show. (Shock) will last my life. I would be in my clinical practice, people would say, “How do you think of the fact that Stevie Nicks watches Daisy Jones and Six? I would say, “I don’t know, I don’t have time to deal with it.”

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although atmosphere Definitely another love story for Reid, fans may notice that they are certainly lacking other characters they love, or at least recognizing Easter eggs in Reid's book. Reid said that while she "reserves the right" to return to the role she created, she wants to make sure she's been working on the next challenge. That being said - no, she has no regard for Evelyn Hugo Projects are under development. As she approached the milestone of the tenth book, she was determined not to let the pressure change what she was on the page.

“I just want to keep writing the books I want to write, which take places I want to go. atmosphere What comes out is that it freed me from the break from creating a new world, and there was a little time to go back and say, “Hey, you did finish the last one. You did it right, and now you can share it with people,” Jenkins said, “So I’m so happy to celebrate Joan and Vanessa, and when it’s over, I’ll go back to my computer to write the next one.”