Contributor
Contributor
Miriam Bridenne
Deputy Director
Favorite Genres
children books, literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, Poetry, theater
children books, literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, Poetry, theater
After almost two decades of working in publishing, and a few round trips between Paris and New York, Miriam has decided to settle down at Albertine to do what she enjoys most: recommending books she loves. Somehow this also includes taking bizarre pictures for Albertine's social media outlets.
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
Miriam Bridenne | September 13, 2023
To break through taboos can require a certain prowess. This prowess Neige Sinno has demonstrated twice. Once, when aged 19, she filed a lawsuit against her step father who raped her repeatedly from her 7th until her 15 birthday. Then again, when she published Triste Tigre -- which is clearly the book phenomenon of this literary fall.
To break through taboos can require a certain prowess. This prowess Neige Sinno has demonstrated twice. Once, when aged 19, she filed a lawsuit against her step father who raped her repeatedly from her 7th until her 15 birthday. Then again, when she published Triste Tigre -- which is clearly…
To break through taboos can require a certain prowess. This prowess Neige Sinno has demonstrated twice. Once, when aged 19,…
Miriam Bridenne | July 20, 2023
Beneath the surface of a seemingly perfect life (think Bree from Desperate Housewives), the protagonist of Mon Mari – English translator, mother of two, and married for 15 years – secretly holds an exclusive, all-consuming, and guilty passion for her husband.
Beneath the surface of a seemingly perfect life (think Bree from Desperate Housewives), the protagonist of Mon Mari – English translator, mother of two, and married for 15 years – secretly holds an exclusive, all-consuming, and guilty passion for her husband.
Beneath the surface of a seemingly perfect life (think Bree from Desperate Housewives), the protagonist of Mon Mari – English…
Miriam Bridenne | July 13, 2023
What if we took advantage of the summer to dive into some of the works that have shaped the French literary landscape over the last few decades?
What if we took advantage of the summer to dive into some of the works that have shaped the French literary landscape over the last few decades?
What if we took advantage of the summer to dive into some of the works that have shaped the French…
Miriam Bridenne | July 10, 2023
After The Little Communist Who Never Smiled (Seven Stories Press,) and Mercy Mary Patty (Actes Sud), Lola Lafon continues her exploration of the psyches of young girls--their fragility, their resilience--with Chavirer. Just like Nadia Comaneci and Patty Hearst, Chloé is a young girl whose destiny bears witness to the violence inflicted on women in our societies.
After The Little Communist Who Never Smiled (Seven Stories Press,) and Mercy Mary Patty (Actes Sud), Lola Lafon continues her exploration of the psyches of young girls--their fragility, their resilience--with Chavirer. Just like Nadia Comaneci and Patty Hearst, Chloé is a young girl whose destiny bears witness to the violence…
After The Little Communist Who Never Smiled (Seven Stories Press,) and Mercy Mary Patty (Actes Sud), Lola Lafon continues her…
Miriam Bridenne | June 13, 2023
The truth is we all need stories to live. Not just as readers, but as human beings. The problem with my narrator is that his story was brutally interrupted, and for too long he has existed in limbo, unable to either resume his story or start a new one. "Bleu Guitare" is about a man who is trying to leave…
The truth is we all need stories to live. Not just as readers, but as human beings. The problem with my narrator is that his story was brutally interrupted, and for too long he has existed in limbo, unable to either resume his story or start a new one. "Bleu…
The truth is we all need stories to live. Not just as readers, but as human beings. The problem with…