Tia Williams

Inside the World of Tia Williams

Early Life of Tia Williams

Williams was born in a suburban area in Virginia, where she began her writing career and wrote her very first book, at the young age of seven. Soon growing up and going to college she went to the University of Virginia in 1977. After graduation, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, which is her current residence.

Williams' Career

Williams kick started her writing career in 2004 when she made a fashion blog, called "Shake Your Beauty". She was also an editor for Essence, Glamour, Teen People, and Elle. Since 2020, she is the editorial director for Estee Lauder. She wrote her book in 2004, called "The Accidental Diva" which was praised heavily by Publishers Weekly. In 2006, she co-wrote "The Beauty of Color" with Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or just Iman, a Somali-American model and actress. At that time she also wrote two other books, "It Chicks" and "It Chicks: Sixteen Candles", two young adult books. In 2016, she published the book "The Perfect Find" Which is under the works with Netflix and actress Gabrielle Union to become a movie in the foreseeable future. Finally in 2021, Williams releases a novel called "Seven Days in June", which was put on the New York Times Best Seller list, and made it into Reese Witherspoon's Book Club. This book is also getting a television series in the future produced by Will Packer Media.

Reviews

"The Perfect Find is a scandalously sexy, laugh-out-loud saga of star-crossed love and starting over"

"With its keen observations of Black life and the condition of modern motherhood, as well as the consequences of motherless-ness, Seven Days in June is by turns humorous, warm and deeply sensual."

"the premise of one of the best romance novels of 2021: Tia Williams’s Seven Days in June. At turns gutting, arousing, and sparklingly witty, the New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick is a love story with depth."

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“Iman (Model).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Jan. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_(model).

“The Perfect Find.” Goodreads, Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/book/show/28512489-the-perfect-find. Accessed 14 Feb. 2024.

Ruiz, Michelle. “Tia Williams on ‘Seven Days in June’ and Writing ‘Big, Juicy, Dramatic’ Black Love.” Vogue, 26 Dec. 2021, www.vogue.com/article/tia-williams-seven-days-in-june-interview.

“Seven Days in June.” Goodreads, Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55648820. Accessed 14 Feb. 2024.