Bestselling author and #BookTok favorite author Taylor Jenkins Reid is back in Montclair with Carrie Soto is Back, her only NJ event!

We’re thrilled to welcome author of Daisy Jones & The Six, Malibu Rising, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid on Wednesday August 31 at 7 p.m. Taylor will be live and in person talking about her new book Carrie Soto is Back. This will be her only NJ event, one of three in-person events on the East Coast.

In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, legendary tennis player Carrie Soto attempts a comeback when the world considers her past her prime. At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement for one last year. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.

“Reid captures the excitement of elite sports in her descriptions of Carrie’s games, as well as the struggle that women athletes face when their ambition and confidence is ‘too much’. But the most affecting moments are when Carrie lets her guard down and shows the woman behind the myth.“–Booklist [starred review].

Tickets to hear Taylor Jenkins Reid in person cost $35 and include a pre-signed copy of the book Carrie Soto is Back (value $28). Books will be available for collection at the event. Get your tickets here.

This event will be held at Temple Ner Tamid, 936 Broad St, Bloomfield. We are currently not requiring any Covid safety precautions but we will review closer to the time. Precautions may include mask wearing and social distancing inside the venue.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author Daisy Jones & the Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, One True Loves, Maybe in Another Life, After I Do and Forever, Interrupted. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their daughter and their dog.

Any proceeds from the festival benefit parent organization, Montclair-based non-profit Succeed2gether, which offers after-school one-on-one tutoring and enrichment classes with the aim of closing the education and opportunity gaps in Essex County, NJ. You can read more about Succeed2gether and the festival at www.succeed2gether.org.

The festival organizing committee wishes to thank its event partners, festival sponsors, and community members.