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T i a w i l l i a m sBestselling Novelist and Beauty Writer

Tia Williams Bestselling Novelist and Beauty Writer

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inTroducing...

Tia Wil liams, is the ultimate style

insider. After graduating from University

of Virginia, the lifetime beauty addict

and writer moved to NYC to take her

first job as YM magazine’s beauty

assistant. Over the next fifteen

years, she worked her way up

the mastheads of Elle, Glamour,

Lucky, Teen People, and Essence.

com – and she also created one of

the first beauty blogs, the award-

winning Shake Your Beauty.

In 2004, the book bug bit Tia something

serious! Her National Bestselling novel, The

Accidental Diva, received rave reviews in Marie

Claire, Cosmopolitan, Essence, Shape, Allure,

Publisher’s Weekly, The New York Times, and

The New York Daily News. She went to write

two young adult novels, It Chicks and Sixteen

Candles; and co-wrote supermodel Iman’s

makeup book, The Beauty of Color.

After freelancing for publications like Travel

+ Leisure, Teen Vogue, and Marie Claire, Tia

co-hosted Cosmo Radio’s Sirius Satellite Radio

Show, “Wake Up With Cosmo,” and became

an on-air personality, covering style and pop

culture news on MTV, BET, CNN, Fox 5, and the

Wendy Williams Show.

These days, Tia is the Copy Director at global

haircare brand Bumble and bumble. Her

fourth novel, The Perfect Find, hit shelves in

April 2016 – and within a month, it became

a National Bestseller. A laugh-out-loud juicy

tale of star-crossed love and starting over, The

Perfect Find has garnered glowing coverage

in The Washington Post, In Style, Essence,

Cosmopolitan, People StyleWatch, Women’s

Health and Ebony. Tia lives in Brooklyn with

her 7-year-old diva daughter and their various

accessories.

shake Your beauTY...When Tia founded Shake Your Beauty back in 2005, she was a beauty editor who wanted an outlet to gush about products on her own terms, without following a magazine’s guidelines. But it quickly became enormously popular, setting the standard for beauty blogging and becoming one of the pioneers of the genre! With Tia’s witty, tell-it-like-it-is voice and anecdotal writing style – she weaves product reviews into hilariously candid essays about love, motherhood, and her NYC lifestyle – SYB became the go-to site for a cadre of fiercely devoted readers all over the world (aka, “SYB Babes”). Tia stopped blogging regularly in 2015, but over 20,000 readers still experience her unique voice on social media (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter).

Tia Williams Bestselling Novelist and Beauty Writer &reViews accolades

“You’re always clear that you’re reading something fun and that it’ll end up happily, and sometimes, especially with characters of color (who often seem disproportionately predisposed to suffering) – and unyielding lightheartedness is the best gift a romance novel can give you.” – Washington Post

“A juicy page-turner, with characters you’ll

think about long after the last page. The chemistry is so steamy!.” – In Style

“Adorable heroine. Great plot. A delightful book.” – Essence

“Tops our collection of can’t-put- down page-turners. Our new favorite beach read!”– People StyleWatch

“SEXY, FASHIONABLE,

QUIRKY.” – MADAME NOIRE

THE PERFECT FIND

“The Perfect Find is a deliciously good time!” -Nicola Kraus, National

Bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries

“A saucy, cutting-edge love story amidst the backdrop of the New York City

fashion world, with delicious dialogue. Refreshing and engaging!” – Sadeqa

Johnson, author of Second House From the Corner

“Epically witty, juicy and irresistible. What a perfect, fresh take on the high

stakes that come when we fall, pick ourselves back up, and step unsurely

into the future.”– Denene Millner, New York Times Bestselling co-author of

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, and The Vow

“[Tia writes about] the giddy kind of passion that’ll have you longing for

someone to sext— even if you haven’t sexted since 2008. Make sure you

have a fan ready.”– Helena Andrews-Dyer, columnist and author of Bitch is

the New Black

“A funny, fashion-fi lled, fi ercely provocative read perfect for the grown and

sexy woman.” – Niobia Bryant, National Bestselling author of The Pleasure

Trap

accoladesEssence and Ebony top pick for summer readsIn Style book club selection, April and July 2016National Fiction Bestseller, AALBC

“With [The Perfect Find], Tia Williams revives the black chick lit genre. The summer read.”

— Ebony

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&reViews accolades

on Tia williams...“If Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw had more melanin and a Dominican blowout, she’d be Tia Williams.”

– Heart and Soul

“IMPOSSIBLY TALENTED.” – LUCKY

“Part of an elite group of beauty mavens.” – Allure

“Tia really knows her glitz and gloss.” – Refi nery 29

“Tia Williams has pretty much done everything in the world of beauty.” – StyleCaster

“Known for her smart, funny, tell-it-like-it-is writing.”

– Huffi ngton Post

on The accidenTal diVa“A randy new read.” -- Cosmopolitan“Could not be more perfect for the beach.” – Lucky“Former Elle beauty editor Tia Williams scores big with this debut novel.” – Marie Claire“Racy!” – Shape“Keeping the chick lit genre afl oat.” – San Francisco Chronicle“Williams [has a] gift for sexy prose and an insider ear. A sharp new talent.” – Publishers Weekly

on iT chicks & iT chicks: siXTeen candles“Revolutionizing literature for young girls.” – Uptown“Defi nitely a backpack must-have!” – Word Up“Williams, who has an ear for the way teens speak, has created a hip series fi lled with heart and a lot of sass.” – Essence“If you enjoyed Fame, you’re sure to dig It Chicks.” – American Cheerleader“Over-the-top, fun, lively!” – Children’s Book Reviews

accoladesWWD Top Ten Beauty Blogs (Shake Your Beauty)Glam.com Network Award for Best Voice/Creative Writing (Shake Your Beauty)Refi nery29’s Pinterest Star of the Week Johnnie Walker Blue’s book, Top 35 Under 35 African-American Literary Award Show nominee, Breakout Author of the Year

New York TimesNYT Style Section

Redbook,StylecasterRefi nery 29

Glamour.comCosmopolitan

JetAllure

menTions

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magazinesLucky

Elle

Marie Claire

Teen Vogue

Essence

Cosmopolitan

Glamour

Teen People

Heart & Soul

Shape

Good Housekeeping

Travel & Leisure

websiTesCosmopolitan

Essence

Beautylish

XOJane

VH1

she’s wriTTen for...

and appeared on...

TVThe Wendy Williams Show

CNN

VH1

BET

Fox News

Channel 5 News

MTV

Extra

Satellite Media Tours

onlineEssence.com weekly video, “Shake

Your Beauty” (covering Fashion Week, interviewing celebs, reviewing

products)Fun fact: Tia starred in a national Olay Total Effects commercial (2006-2007)