About tia
According to NBC News, Tia Williams “is a writer’s writer with a fashionista twist.”
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.
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.
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.
Her novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, as well as Reese’s Book Club pick for June 2021 – and a TV series adaptation is in development with Will Packer Productions. Her upcoming novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, publishes on February 6, 2024. Tia lives with her daughter and husband in Brooklyn.
What They say about her…
“[Her novels] are a deliciously good time.”
“Known for her smart, funny, tell-it-like-it-is writing.”
— Huffington Post
“A sharp talent.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“Tia writes page-turners that are epically witty, juicy, and irresistible.”
— Denene Millner, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Vow
“Tia really knows her glitz and glamour.”
— Refinery 29
“Part of an elite group of beauty mavens.”
— Allure