Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American novelist who grew up in Maryland and pursued a degree in media studies during her undergraduate education at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduation, Reid moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began working in the film industry. During this time, Reid was employed as a casting assistant and was a writer for the 2015 Hulu series Resident Advisors. In the meantime, Reid pursued her authorial career, securing her first book deal at age 24. She went on to publish her debut novel, Forever, Interrupted, in 2013. Reid has published other romance titles, including Maybe in Another Life and One True Loves, the latter of which was adapted by Paramount Pictures in 2023. After I Do is her sophomore novel and was originally published in 2014.

Since launching her literary career in the romance genre, Reid has gone on to publish New York Times bestsellers, including The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six. These titles both feature strong female leads that are based on historical figures.