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Daisy Jones and The Six

[T]his absorbing novel is full of irresistible characters, and brilliantly evokes its time and place. It's my favourite novel of the year.

Unique, inventive and stylish...It's exciting and intoxicating, and I loved the effortlessly cool Daisy Jones. It is a novel I'll revisit regularly.

I totally fell for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s engaging recreation of the 70s rock 'n' roll scene . . . this novel has a lot of heart.

Part juicy celebrity tell-all, part A Star Is Born . . . Be prepared to read it in a single night.

I devoured DAISY JONES AND THE SIX in a day, falling head over heels for it. Taylor Jenkins Reid transported me into the magic of the 70's music scene in a way I'll never forget. The characters were beautifully layered and complex... Daisy and the band captured my heart, and they're sure to capture yours too.

Fascinating . . . you can't wait to find out what happens next . . . Everyone should read this.

The heady haze of the 70s music scene, and a perfectly flawed Daisy, combine to create a fresh, rock n roll read. I loved it.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is a stunning writer whose characters are unforgettable and whose stories are deeply emotional. Her new book is her most gripping yet.

Utterly believable . . . fabulously entertaining.

I spent a lost weekend in this book. Daisy Jones is an instant icon.

A tremendously engaging, and completely believable tale of rock and roll excess, one made all the more enjoyable by being written as an oral biography. It's inventive, persuasive and completely satisfying.

I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun.

The characters leap off the page, seducing you with their dramas, and making you wish the band was real. Five stars.

Once in a blue moon you get to discover a book you end up pressing upon many other people to read. Taylor Jenkins Reid has got every nuance, every detail exact and right. I loved every word.

A book that reads like an addictive Netflix documentary meets A Star Is Born - despite being utterly fictional . . . It's also a call-to-arms that when you find your niche, don't doubt, embrace it.

With Daisy Jones, Taylor Jenkins Reid has conjured up a legend both on the page and off. A zeitgeist book for 2019, read it before the series becomes the next must-see.

DAISY JONES &amp; THE SIX is a transporting novel - at once a love story, a glimpse into the combustible inner workings of a rock-and-roll band, and a pitch-perfect recreation of the music scene of the Fleetwood Mac era. You'll never want it to end.

So brilliantly written I thought all the characters were real . . . I couldn't put it down.

Brace for 2019's first pop-culture sensation . . . we're not exaggerating . . . new obsession, incoming . . . If you liked Almost Famous, you'll love it.

With wonderfully layered and complex characters, Reid's latest novel is brilliantly written and hard to put down.

Utterly refreshing - and too charming not to love

I completely forgot that Daisy Jones and The Six was a fictional book and not a real story. The cast of characters with different narrators portraying them made it feel so real. One of my favourite audiobooks of all time.

Chances are that by the end of the year you’ll want to track down Daisy’s music and play it, even though the fabulous 1970s songbird never existed.

A compelling read that opens the lid on the music industry's dark side

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.

***NEW NOVEL ATMOSPHERE COMING JUNE 2025 – PREORDER NOW***NOW A SMASH HIT AMAZON PRIME TV STARRING SAM CLAFLIN, RILEY KEOUGH AND CAMILA MORRONE 
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
From the author of THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO and the bestselling MALIBU RISING 
 
'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON 
 
Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. 
 
Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They sold out arenas from coast to coast. 
 
Then, on 12 July 1979, Daisy Jones walked barefoot onto the stage at Chicago Stadium. And it all came crashing down. 
 
Everyone was there. 
 
Everyone remembers it differently. 
 
Nobody knew why they split. Until now . . . 
 
'The verdict: Daisy Jones steals the limelight' STYLIST 
 
'New obsession, incoming' TELEGRAPH 
 
'I didn't want this book to end' FEARNE COTTON 
 
'Utterly believable . . . fantastically enjoyable' THE TIMES 
 
'Pitch perfect' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Reads like an addictive Netflix documentary meets A Star Is Born - despite being utterly fictional. It's also a call-to-arms that when you find your niche, don't doubt, embrace it' EMERALD STREET 
 
'Well observed, sensitively told . . . a great read' BBC 
 
'A tremendously engaging, and completely believable tale of rock and roll excess... inventive, persuasive and completely satisfying' DYLAN JONES 
 
'I spent a lost weekend in this book. Daisy Jones is an instant icon' ERIN KELLY 
 
'DAISY JONES & THE SIX is a transporting novel - at once a love story, a glimpse into the combustible inner workings of a rock-and-roll band, and a pitch-perfect recreation of the music scene of the Fleetwood Mac era. You'll never want it to end' CECILIA AHERN 
 
'Once in a blue moon you get to discover a book you end up pressing upon many other people to read. Taylor Jenkins Reid has got every nuance, every detail exact and right. I loved every word' PAUL REES 
 
'So brilliantly written I thought all the characters were real . . . I couldn't put it down' EDITH BOWMAN 
 
'Explosive . . . a gorgeous novel and a ravishing read' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
 
'The characters leap off the page, seducing you with their dramas, and making you wish the band was real' HEAT 
 
'The heady haze of the 70s music scene, and a perfectly flawed Daisy, combine to create a fresh, rock n roll read. I loved it' ALI LAND, author of Good Me Bad Me 
 
Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, April 2023

Carrie Soto Is Back

A portrait of female ambition in all its raw and divine glory, Carrie Soto will stay with you long after the last page is turned

This Nineties tennis romp is a crowd-pleaser. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport

In typical TJR fashion, it artfully combines the heady glamour of elite sport with questions about what happens when we find ourselves winning professionally, but losing personally . . . an escapist beach read

An exhilarating, immersive and gripping ode to the cost of greatness, this is Taylor Jenkins Reid's best book yet. Carrie Soto is an icon for the ages. Five stars, ten out of ten, an A+ and more from me!

There's something about Carrie I will take forward with me in my life, and be a little better for. This book comes out in a few short weeks and you should preorder it. It made me cry twice, and when I finished reading, I had to sit for a minute with the hole it left in my chest . . . just order it

Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid will adore this

Just like Carrie Soto, it's such a thrill to watch Taylor Jenkins Reid get better and better . . . she uses fame to illuminate the battles every woman has to fight - and in doing so, makes the reader feel powerful, too

Addictive, fun and heartwarming. You will never want to leave Carrie Soto

Not every woman worries about winning a Grand Slam, but many can likely relate to Soto's challenges with getting older, wanting it all, and trying to manage a fiercely competitive spirit when the world expects women to stay quiet and smile nicely. It's for these reasons you find yourself rooting for the star, in spite of an attitude which isn't about endearing herself to others. Jenkins Reid has written yet another page-turner which will have you hooked, from the first serve to match point. 9/10

Compulsive . . . A voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of the sporting elite

I was (still am) obsessed with her 2019 faux-oral history of a sixties rock band Daisy Jones and the Six and have taken one of her novels on holiday with me ever since. Her next book, Carrie Soto is Back, is released just in time for the dying days of summer on Tuesday 30 August. I must get a trip booked

This some of Reid's best writing: focused, colourful and compassionate. The question is not whether Carrie can win, but whether she can ever be happy

These are the types of novels to read if you're looking to be swept away by a dazzling, entertaining story with fascinating characters

Like Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and The Six, this is a compulsive read about the price of success

If you're still in mourning for Wimbledon, this is the novel for you

She's done rock 'n' roll, she's done surfing now Taylor Jenkins Reid turns her attention to the world of elite tennis in this hugely entertaining and compulsively readable novel about a tennis player who comes out of retirement in her late 30s to reclaim her former glory

The captivating tale of a former tennis star goaded out of retirement in a final bid for grand-slam glory. Edge-of-your-sunlounger stuff

Taylor Jenkins Reid has done it again with her powerful new novel, which sees a legendary athlete attempt a comeback when the world considers her past her prime

Taylor Jenkins Reid is fast becoming a modern literary success, with a chain of hugely popular novels under her belt . . . Her forte is creating page- turners about the rich, famous and the people lurking on the shadows of their starry lives. Fans of her previous work won't be disappointed with this exhilarating, escapist novel that will make the perfect summer read - strawberries and cream optional

Jenkins Reid has written yet another page-turner which will have you hooked, from the first serve to match point

This raw and powerful read shows Carrie growing and learning, about herself as much as others. Though she's an abrasive character, readers will cheer her on every step of the way

TJR is surely the queen of escapist fiction

This top-rank tale of beating the odds is full of heart and breezy charm

Altogether, it makes for a gripping and engaging read about a woman persevering against all odds, recognising your limits and knowing when to push back. As well as a complex and nuanced character study, Carrie Soto is Back offers its readers a warm-hearted story of the love between a father and a daughter, as well a tender journey of learning how to love yourself and open up to others too. Between the action-packed tennis matches, Carrie's emotional reckoning and the wider commentary of women having to continuously fight for recognition in male-dominated fields, Taylor Jenkins Reid has crafted another compelling novel that effortlessly draws in readers and will no doubt keep them thinking about Carrie Soto long after they turn the final page

At times, her prose is so engaging that you feel as though you are waiting on the baseline while Soto gets ready to serve an unstoppable ace

In Carrie Soto is Back, as at Flushing Meadows this and next month, there are great rivalries, millions of dollars and legacies on the line. Letting go cuts deep. But, boy, there is glamour

The author has created another heroine we can't quite work out whether we like, but we're rooting for her anyway because she's fabulous

Another delectable slice of escapism drama

Pacy, propulsive and utterly immersive, you're going to want to read this

Taylor has done it again . . . a brilliant and dynamic book about what it means to be an ambitious woman- for better or for worse

With a wonderfully complex character, a world you can't help being seduced by, and an important message about it never being too late, TJR has served up another ace

A fascinatingly realistic look into the world of elite sports where driven and flawed characters' private lives are just as intriguing and controversial as they are on the court

This is a well-researched, exciting and genuinely tender book

'A crowd-pleaser. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport' THE TIMES 
'A thrilling, joyful smash hit of a book' BETH O'LEARY 
'An escapist beach read' STYLIST 
'Compulsive' DAILY TELEGRAPH 
'Dazzling, entertaining' COSMOPOLITAN 
'A page-turner which will have you hooked' INDEPENDENT 
'There are great rivalries, millions of dollars and legacies on the line. Letting go cuts deep. But, boy, there is glamour' TATLER

***NEW NOVEL ATMOSPHERE COMING JUNE 2025 – PREORDER NOW*** 
 
From the bestselling author of MALIBU RISING, DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO 
 
'It made me cry twice, and when I finished reading, I had to sit for a minute with the hole it left in my chest . . . just order it' EMILY HENRY 
 
'A crowd-pleaser. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport' THE TIMES 
 
'Jenkins Reid has written yet another page turner . . . [it] will have you hooked' INDEPENDENT 
 
Carrie Soto is the greatest player the world has ever seen. 
 
But six years after her last match, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record - and Carrie knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn't believe in her. Even if it almost breaks her. 
 
This is a story about the cost of greatness and the burden of fame. 
 
The fight for a place in history is about to begin . . . 
 
'It artfully combines the heady glamour of elite sport with questions about what happens when we find ourselves winning professionally, but losing personally' STYLIST 
 
'One of my favourite authors ever . . . I don't think I've ever felt so strongly about an author' FEARNE COTTON 
 
'A portrait of female ambition in all its raw and divine glory, Carrie Soto will stay with you long after the last page is turned' ERIN KELLY 
 
 
Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023

Malibu Rising

Completely slick and compelling, but also has such warmth and psychological insight. The characters were so real I almost found myself checking out their Wikipedia pages afterwards! It's the perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean. I was such a fan of Daisy Jones &amp; The Six and this certainly didn't disappoint.

Heart-wrenching and utterly compelling, Malibu Rising is a story about the fierce bonds between four fascinating siblings. The novel immerses us in a glamorous, star-studded world but at its heart it's full of raw human emotion. Its characters felt completely real to me - each one is flawed and messy and impossible not to love.

Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book.

Unapologetically escapist beach read fiction, it's urgent style evocative of Hollywood Wives era Jackie Collins.

Oh, how I longed to be in California with the glamourous Riva siblings when I was reading this [...] I did not want this book to end!

With Malibu Rising - a novel as redolent of California dreamin' as a Lana del Rey track - Jenkins Reid has lost none of her touch ... A stroke of genius ... Imagine Blue Water High and Selling Sunset had a lovechild, or Jackie Collins rewrote The O.C. , then combine these ingredients with warm, propulsive storytelling, and you'll get an inkling of this family saga's escapist magic ... Immersive and relaxing, as every great beach read should be.

When the party starts, it's celebrity mayhem but the heart of the book is family, love and loyalty. I adored everything about this punchy and incisive take on fame and its consequences, from the sympathetic characters to the salty surf atmosphere.

Think Selling Sunset with knobs on as Taylor Jenkins Reid again plunges us into the intoxicating, heat-heavy realm of intrigue of Malibu, this time amidst the world of the filthy rich.

A beautifully touching and thought provoking novel interspersed with Jenkins Reid's trademark wit and humour.

Malibu Rising is as much an impressionistic whirl of neon sunsets, acid-wash denim and high-cut bikinis as it is a grand set piece about a glamorous party ... Jenkins Reid has an easy, breezy style that serves melodrama on a daring scale . . . Never has so much sex, tragedy, celebrity and tanned skin been crammed into one thinking person's beach read. It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration.

Perfect for whatever holiday you hopefully get to take this summer.

A riveting, propulsive bookwith characters that stayed with me, not because they are complicated but because they are so vivid ... Full of warmth and tenderness ... Deliciously escapist, conjuring the sun and the sand.

A gorgeous, sun-soaked novel that delves into the glamour and desperate hope of 1980s Malibu.

Fast-paced and addictive, Reid's vivid world-building provides the ultimate in summer escapism. With touches of 1980s glamour and scandal, Malibu Rising is another thrilling read from a talented writer, sure to delight old fans, as well as winning her new ones.

Perfectly evoking the sun-drenched and debauched backdrop that made Daisy Jones and The Six so immersive ... Addictive and fun, it's an essential addition to your summer reading list.

Hot off the success of the immensely enjoyable 1970s band story Daisy Jones &amp; The Six comes Taylor Jenkins Reid's latest, a superfun foray into the 1980s ... Delicious.

Simmering with sexual tension, this hugely enjoyable ensemble narrative turns on a raucous party.

Malibu Rising is finely crafted commercial fiction, escapism in high definition, a quintessential beach read... If Nina Riva's party is the hottest ticket of the summer, then Malibu Rising is a front-row seat at the main event.

A gorgeous, sun-soaked novel that delves into the glamour and desperate hope of 1980s Malibu, and the saga of a family that will never be the same again.

The perfect summer novel, a vibrant story filled with sun, surfing, and flawed but lovable characters.

After a year where most people stayed home, it's a great time to escape to the beach, even if only through Reid's writing.

This glamourous, compulsive novel is best enjoyed from your sun lounger with a cocktail in hand.

A deliciously decadent tale of sex, tragedy, celebrity, surfboards and tanned skin in 1980s Malibu.

I absolutely loved her book.... It's an absolute blast to read

JACKIE COLLINS, BUT BETTER Sacrilege to say "better", I know, but there we are. Set in the 1980s, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Malibu Rising is wonderfully written, intensely evocative and concerns the model/ surfer children of a rock star. Tons of glamour, tons of sharply observed insights about sibling relationships, plus a massive party. Beach read par excellence. See also her brilliant Daisy Jones &amp; the Six, which is heaven (more rock stars).

When we picked up Malibu Rising, the new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, we could barely put it down

You'll never want this book to end, it will suck you in and spit you out!

***NEW NOVEL ATMOSPHERE COMING JUNE 2025 – PREORDER NOW*** 
 
From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO 
 
'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES 
 
'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON 
 
'It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration' THE TIMES 
 
August,1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva. 
 
By midnight the party will be completely out of control. 
 
By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. 
 
But before that first spark in the early hours of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface. 
 
'The perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean' HOLLY BOURNE 
 
'It's a full on escapist delight' STYLIST 
 
'This summer's must-read novel' RED 
 
 
Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023

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Tipped to be this summer's big read

A richly drawn page-turner ... It would take a stony reader to turn away from its pleasures ... Melding action thriller emergency with star-crossed romance ... I'd be lying if I said my eyes weren't wet by the end

Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet ... Even if you're not a big space fan, you can't help but fall for this cosmic tale

A breathtaking, quietly staggering tale of female empowerment, desire, and our place in the universe

Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?

You'll see this one on every sun lounger this summer

An ambitious novel that explores human limitation, sacrifice and the essence of love itself

Takes you on a journey to show the lengths we go to for love. Sure to be a must-read

Atmosphere is at once epic and intimate, heart-wrenching and hopeful. It's an escapist novel of the best kind with a final few pages that will leave you utterly breathless

Moving, pacey and a read that will stick with you

Thrilling ... heartbreaking ... uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel, Atmosphere, is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion, as she fights to become one of the first female NASA astronauts in the 1980s. You'll barrel through this electric novel, rooting for the women to not only succeed in the space program, but to soar. A pitch perfect ending ... I loved it.

NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion.

Andy Weir, author of 'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian'

***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** 
 
'Tipped to be this summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES 
'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER 
'Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN 
'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDON 
'A breathtaking, quietly staggering tale of female empowerment, desire, and our place in the universe' HEAT 
'Unputdownable' GRAZIA 
 
READERS ARE SAYING... 
'So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak' - Reader Review, 5***** 
'Melted my heart by the end' - Reader Review, 5***** 
'Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story' - Reader Review, 5***** 
'Taylor Jenkins Reid's best book yet' - Reader Review, 5***** 
 
An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. 
 
In the summer of 1980, astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond; mission specialists John Griffin and Lydia Danes; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer. As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe. 
 
Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant. 
 
Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love – this time among the stars. 
 
'Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Packs a hefty emotional punch' MAIL ON SUNDAY 
 
'Thrilling ... heartbreaking ... uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion ... I loved it' KRISTIN HANNAH, author of The Women 
 
'NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion.' ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian

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Praise for Atmosphere

Tipped to be this summer's big read

A richly drawn page-turner ... It would take a stony reader to turn away from its pleasures ... Melding action thriller emergency with star-crossed romance ... I'd be lying if I said my eyes weren't wet by the en ...

Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet ... Even if you're not a big space fan, you can't help but fall for this cosmic tale

Tipped to be this summer's big read

A richly drawn page-turner ... It would take a stony reader to turn away from its pleasures ... Melding action thriller emergency with star-crossed romance ... I'd be lying if I said my eyes weren't wet by the en ...

Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet ... Even if you're not a big space fan, you can't help but fall for this cosmic tale

Tipped to be this summer's big read

A richly drawn page-turner ... It would take a stony reader to turn away from its pleasures ... Melding action thriller emergency with star-crossed romance ... I'd be lying if I said my eyes weren't wet by the en ...

Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet ... Even if you're not a big space fan, you can't help but fall for this cosmic tale

Books by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Articles featuring Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones and the Six: 5 things fans will love about the Amazon Prime Video adaptation

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book universe: an explainer

Audiobooks everyone should listen to, as chosen by our readers

Malibu Rising: How we designed the cover of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new book

Taylor Jenkins Reid: I wanted to tell different stories of what it means to be a woman

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