I’ve wanted to be a novelist since I was a tween. Back then, I loved reading stories about glamorous women with dazzling lives and loves.
The older I got, the more I realized that the rocky times, hot-mess moments, and life hiccups – and having the sheer badassery to overcome it all – these are the most glamorous parts of a woman. My characters wear them proudly.
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Enjoy!
ABOUT TIA​
According to NBC News, Tia Williams “is a writer’s writer with a fashionista twist.”
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In 1997, the University of Virginia grad moved to New York City to work as a magazine beauty editor (Elle, Glamour, Lucky, Teen People, and Essence). In 2004, she pioneered the beauty blog industry with her award-winning site Shake Your Beauty. Later, she enjoyed a career as executive editorial director at The Estee Lauder Companies.
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Her debut novel, The Accidental Diva hit shelves in 2004 – and received glowing coverage in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Allure, and The New York Times. She went on to co-write Iman’s makeup memoir, The Beauty of Color, and penned two young adult novels, It Chicks and Sixteen Candles.
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In 2016, her novel, The Perfect Find, won the African-American Literary Award for Best Fiction – and garnered rave reviews in The Washington Post, Essence, Cosmopolitan, People, Ebony, and InStyle. In 2023, the film adaptation starring Gabrielle Union debuted on Netflix.
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Her novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller and the June 2021 Reese’s Book Club pick. A TV series adaptation is in development with Will Packer Productions.
Her latest bestseller, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, was named one of the year’s best romances by New York Times and Amazon.
Her upcoming YA romcom, Audre & Bash are Just Friends, releases in May 2025.
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Tia lives with her daughter, son, and husband in Brooklyn.
