Elwood Reid Explained

Elwood Reid
Alma Mater:	University of Michigan
Birth Date:	19 December 1966
Birth Place:	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, short-story writer and television screenwriter.

Early life

Reid was born in Cleveland, Ohio in a working-class area.^[1] Reid played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1985 to 1986^[2] on a football scholarship.^[3]

A great influence on him was American novelist Elmore Leonard. When he died in August 2013, Reid, who considered Leonard to be a major influence, extended condolences to Leonard on Twitter and praised him as being "one of the greats".^[4]

Prose

Novels

• D.B. (Doubleday, 2004; Anchor Books, paperback, 2005)^[5]
• Midnight Sun (Doubleday, 2000; Anchor Books, paperback, 2002)^[6]
• If I Don't Six (Doubleday, 1998)^[7]

Short story collections

• What Salmon Know (Doubleday, 1999)^[8]

Television

• Close to Home (2006-2007)
• Cold Case (2008-2010)
• Undercovers (2010-2011)
• Hawaii 5-0 (2011-2012)
• The Bridge (2013-2014)
• The Chi (2018–present)
• Barkskins (2020–present)
• Big Sky (2021)
• The Old Man (2024)

Further reading

• Publishers Weekly
• The New York Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Times
• Publishers Weekly
• The New York Times Book Reviews

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reid, Elwood. Encyclopedia.com. 22 February 2017.
2. Web site: UM Football Roster Search. 22 February 2017.
3. Web site: Elwood Reid - After the jump. 22 February 2017. 15 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215020356/http://annarborobserver.com/articles/elwood_reid_full_article.html. dead.
4. elrudest. elwood reid. 369826355182985216. 20 August 2013. One of the greats is gone. RIP Elmore Leonard.
5. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elwood-reid/db/ Kirkus Reviews
6. News: Books in Brief: Fiction. Miles. Jonathan. 15 October 2000. The New York Times. 23. 24 June 2011.
7. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-franco/if-i-dont-six-book-review-_b_1567914.html The Huffington Post
8. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-49121-1 Publishers Weekly