Tia Williams
Tia Williams is an American novelist and editor. She has published six books and is best known for "The Accidental Diva" (2004), "The Perfect Find" (2016), and "Seven Days in June" (2021). She is also a long-time fashion editor and the current editorial director for the Estée Lauder Companies. Early life and education. Williams was raised in a suburban area of Virginia. She began writing during childhood and wrote her first book at age seven. She named "The Westing Game" as one book that shaped her into an aspiring writer. Williams received her bachelor's degree from  University of Virginia in 1997. She moved to Brooklyn shortly after graduation and has lived there since. Career. Williams' professional writing career began in 2004, when she founded the fashion blog Shake Your Beauty. She also worked as an editor at publications including "Essence", "Glamour", "Teen People" and "Elle". Williams worked as the head copywriter at Bumble and bumble for five years. Since 2020 she has been the editorial director of the Estée Lauder Companies. Williams published her first novel "The Accidental Diva" in 2004 during a resurgence of chick lit published by and about Black women. It received a  positive review from "Publishers Weekly", where her writing was praised: "Williams's gift for sexy if sometimes purple prose...save this energetic romance from being just another uptown girl meets downtown boy tale and signals the arrival of a sharp new talent." In 2006 she co-authored the book "The Beauty of Color" with Iman. She also wrote two young adult novels, "It Chicks" and "It Chicks: Sixteen Candles". Williams released "The Perfect Find" in 2016 under Hachette, about a woman who takes a job as a fashion editor and falls in love with her frenemy manager's son. The  book was adapted into a film produced by Netflix and Gabrielle Union, who also stars. A release date has not yet been announced. In 2021 she released "Seven Days in June", a novel about two writers who reunite after 15 years for a week-long affair. The protagonist lives with chronic migraines, a condition that Williams also has. After its publication it was named to the "New York Times Best Seller" list and was also selected for Reese Witherspoon's book club. Tembe Denton Hurst of "New York" reviewed the book positively: "It's been a while since I read  a book I was delighted by — a book that made me smile wide for no reason because of how touching or cute it is. "BookPage" writer Jessica Wakeman gave it a starred review. "Seven Days in June" is in development to be adapted into a television series produced by Will Packer Media with Williams as executive producer. Personal life. Williams married her husband in 2021. She has one child.