Three Women Lisa Taddeo

Lisa Taddeo is an American author and journalist known for her book Three Women.[1] Taddeo's work has appeared in The Best American Political Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies.[2]

Taddeo was raised in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey,[1] where she attended Millburn High School, graduating in 1998.[3] Her parents are Peter Taddeo, an Italian American doctor, and Pia, a fruit stand cashier from Italy.[4][5][6][7]

She first attended New York University but transferred to Rutgers University. Taddeo completed her Master of Fine Arts in fiction at Boston University.[8]

Early career

Taddeo was an associate editor at Golf Magazine when David Granger assigned her first piece for Esquire, titled "The Last Days of Heath Ledger",[9] after reading her unpublished manuscript.[10] She later appeared in Esquire Network's 80th Anniversary special in 2013.[11]

The Washington Post recognized her New York piece, "Rachel Uchitel is Not a Madam",[12] as one of their top five long reads that stand the test of time.[13]

Taddeo has since received the William Holodnok Fiction Prize and the Florence Engel Randall Award in fiction.[14]

She is a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, recognized for her short stories "42 (2017)", published in the New England Review,[15][16][17] and "Suburban Weekend (2019)", published in Granta.[18]

Later work

Her book Three Women was released in July 2019 by Simon and Schuster.[19] In June 2020, it won the Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.[20]

Taddeo's debut novel, Animal, was published by Avid Reader Press in the summer of 2021 and explores themes of "both sisterhood and female rage..."[21]

Her third book, Ghost Lover, is a collection of nine short stories published in 2022 by Avid Reader Press.[22]

In July 2019, Showtime announced a series commitment adaptation of Three Women.[23] Taddeo will write and be executive producer of the series.[24]

Nonfiction

• Three Women (2019)

Novel

• Animal (2021)[21]

Short story collection

• Ghost Lover (2022)[21]

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2. ^ BEST AMERICAN POLITICAL WRITING 2009 by Royce Flippin | Kirkus Reviews.
3. ^ "Academic honors going to 131 seniors", The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, May 4, 1998. Accessed December 27, 2025, via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Taddeo, Lisa (September 30, 2016). "My Mother Was a Bright Green Suede Fendi Bag". ELLE. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
5. ^ "Births". Martha's Vineyard Times. March 11, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
6. ^ Taddeo, Lisa (March 3, 2016). "Rushing Is Unsafe at Any Speed". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
7. ^ Bennett, Elizabeth (July 19, 2019). "Three Women Travels to the Heart and Complexity of Desire". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
8. ^ "Lisa Taddeo". Granta Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
9. ^ Taddeo, Lisa (April 20, 2009). "Heath Ledger Death - Final Days and Death of Heath Ledger". Esquire. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
10. ^ Arango, Tim (March 6, 2008). "Esquire Publishes a Diary That Isn't". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
11. ^ Bailey, Fenton; Barbato, Randy (September 23, 2013), Esquire 80th Anniversary Special, Julie Marcus, Lisa Taddeo, retrieved November 5, 2017
12. ^ Taddeo, Lisa (April 12, 2010). "Rachel Uchitel Is Not a Madam". NYMag.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
13. ^ "Opinion | Five long reads that stand the test of time". Washington Post. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
14. ^ "2017 Award Winners | Women's Guild". www.bu.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
15. ^ Taddeo, Lisa (April 2, 2015). "Forty-Two". New England Review. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
16. ^ "NER Selections Included in Pushcart Prize XLI". New England Review. November 18, 2016. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
17. ^ "Lisa Taddeo wins Pushcart Prize | BU Creative Writing". blogs.bu.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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20. ^ Flood, Alison (June 30, 2020). "Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
21. ^ a b c "Interviews Written : Journalist Lisa Taddeo Examines What Women Desire : Authorlink". Authorlink - Writers and Readers Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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30. ^ "McKitterick Prize - The Society of Authors". May 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2024.