Julia Reed was born on September 11, 1960 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. She was married to John Pearce . She died on August 28, 2020 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
She attended Georgetown University and completed her bachelor's degree in political science at American University. After working at the Orlando Sentinel and US News & World Report, she joined Vogue magazine.
She was a journalist who wrote about politics, fashion, and Southern cooking.