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Miriam Gordis
English Buyer
Favorite Genres
literary fiction, Non-fiction, visual art
literary fiction, Non-fiction, visual art
Miriam Gordis is a bookseller and English language buyer at Albertine. She previously worked in book publishing, most recently as a literary scout. She has served as a reader for the Whiting Award for Nonfiction and the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. Originally from California, she has worked as a legal translator in Paris and as a copyeditor in Moscow. She is a lover of non-fiction, visual art, pilates, and sunshine.
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ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
Miriam Gordis | April 24, 2024
This braided historical novel is remarkable for its very origin story. Julia Malye, a young French writer, did an MFA in the US and spent years crafting two versions of this novel: one in English (published under the title "Pelican Girls" by Harper), the other in French. To read both is less to read a translation than it is to…
This braided historical novel is remarkable for its very origin story. Julia Malye, a young French writer, did an MFA in the US and spent years crafting two versions of this novel: one in English (published under the title "Pelican Girls" by Harper), the other in French. To read both…
This braided historical novel is remarkable for its very origin story. Julia Malye, a young French writer, did an MFA…
Miriam Gordis | March 20, 2024
Diaty Diallo is a poet and performer in addition to being a critically acclaimed novelist and her expansive creative vision is apparent in this stunning sophomore novel. This is really a story about the way self-determination and love and kindness can flourish despite outside circumstances.
Diaty Diallo is a poet and performer in addition to being a critically acclaimed novelist and her expansive creative vision is apparent in this stunning sophomore novel. This is really a story about the way self-determination and love and kindness can flourish despite outside circumstances.
Diaty Diallo is a poet and performer in addition to being a critically acclaimed novelist and her expansive creative vision is…
Miriam Gordis | March 14, 2024
French fanfiction about Lana Del Rey is a surprising pitch but you don’t need to be a fan to enjoy this. The singers are almost ciphers here for a story about artistry, womanhood, love and Americana.
French fanfiction about Lana Del Rey is a surprising pitch but you don’t need to be a fan to enjoy this. The singers are almost ciphers here for a story about artistry, womanhood, love and Americana.
French fanfiction about Lana Del Rey is a surprising pitch but you don’t need to be a fan to enjoy…
Miriam Gordis | March 14, 2024
This intricate literary novel is set between Senegal, France, and Poland. While it engages with a lot of philosophical questions and explores Serer mysticism, it's a succinct book that is simply and evocatively written. The main plot, a love story that takes a tragic turn, feels like the driving mechanism of the book, and it never feels overly dense.
This intricate literary novel is set between Senegal, France, and Poland. While it engages with a lot of philosophical questions and explores Serer mysticism, it's a succinct book that is simply and evocatively written. The main plot, a love story that takes a tragic turn, feels like the driving mechanism…
This intricate literary novel is set between Senegal, France, and Poland. While it engages with a lot of philosophical questions…
Miriam Gordis | March 13, 2024
This incredibly buzzy debut is something like if an acclaimed art historian had written "All the Light We Cannot See". It feels passionate and engaging and really captures the freshness and wonder of understanding art, the world, growing up, through the eyes of a child.
This incredibly buzzy debut is something like if an acclaimed art historian had written "All the Light We Cannot See". It feels passionate and engaging and really captures the freshness and wonder of understanding art, the world, growing up, through the eyes of a child.
This incredibly buzzy debut is something like if an acclaimed art historian had written "All the Light We Cannot See".…