Maris Kreizman

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Maris Kreizman
Born
Maris Kreizman
Education University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Occupations
  • Author
  • Essayist
  • Critic
Years active2018–present

Maris Kreizman is an essayist and critic with a bi-weekly column at Lit Hub, whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The LA Times, Vanity Fair, BuzzFeed, Esquire, and GQ. [1] She has also published the Book Slaughterhouse 90210. [2] [3]

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Career

Kreizman was listed as one of the Publishers Weekly Notables of the Year, [4] and was profiled in Refinery 29 after "landing her dream job." [5] The Observer then followed a day in her life. [6]

Maris started a nationwide Book of the Month club to promote diversity in reading. The LA Times profiled her book club, commenting, "It's not your grandma's book of the month club." [7] Amy Poehler's Smart Girls talked about Kreizman's contribution, through her book club, to Women's History Month. [8]

Poets & Writers magazine called Kreizman one the funniest voices on Twitter, [9] and Refinery29 said she's changing the literary landscape. [10] Vogue called her and her husband, Josh Gondelman the "George and Amal of the Twitter-Lit World [11] ."

Personal life

Kreizman is an alum of the University of Pennsylvania. [12] She lives in Brooklyn [13] with her husband Josh Gondelman [14] and their pug Bizzy. [15]

Works and publications

Selected articles

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References

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  2. Bausells, Marta (2015-12-14). "Slaughterhouse 90210: where literature meets pop culture". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. Lewis, Megan. "Mastermind behind 'Slaughterhouse 90210' reveals how she turned her blog into a book". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. Reid |, Calvin. "PW Notables Of the Year: Margot Atwell, Maris Kreizman, and Jamie Tanner". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. Mackinney, Jada Wong,Ben Lamberty at De Facto Inc ,Sasha Kelly,Allie Smith,Heather Greene at Brydges. "Kickstarter Job Interview Process". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  8. Sepulveres, Danielle (2017-03-10). "Book Club". Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  9. Taeckens, Michael (2020-06-10). "Reviewers & Critics: Maris Kreizman". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  10. Iversen, Kristin. "Meet The Women Changing The Publishing World For The Better". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  11. Ruiz, Michelle (2015-10-15). "Meet the George and Amal of the Twitter-Lit World". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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  15. Douglas, Nick (2017-12-11). "I'm Comedian Josh Gondelman, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  16. "Meg Wolitzer's 'The Female Persuasion' leads the charge toward a better, feminist world". Los Angeles Times . 29 March 2018.
  17. "Opinion | Daria's reboot is the perfect way to channel our hatred for phonies". NBC News . 25 June 2018.
  18. "My Self-Care Routine is Following Pugs on Instagram". BuzzFeed News . 20 August 2018.
  19. "How Casey Cep Wrote the True-Crime Book Harper Lee Couldn't". 10 May 2019.
  20. "Carmen Maria Machado's Memoir Fills in the Gray Areas of Abuse". BuzzFeed News . November 2019.
  21. Kreizman, Maris (9 April 2019). "Opinion | Why I Am Stockpiling Insulin in My Fridge". The New York Times.
  22. "Listening to My Neighbors Fight". The Atlantic . 11 May 2019.
  23. "Why the Publishing Industry Just Can't Quit Donald Trump Jr. And Company". Vanity Fair . 20 November 2019.
  24. "My family founded Barneys. Now the great department store is closing". 5 February 2020.
  25. "$2 million book deals about the Trump administration are anything but brave". 11 February 2020.
  26. Kreizman, Maris. "Why America Needs More Kind Men as Heroes". WSJ.
  27. "The Legacy of 'Gone Girl'". 24 May 2022.
  28. "The Best Books of 2023". 5 December 2023.
  29. Kreizman, Maris (24 December 2023). "Opinion | Let's Rescue Book Lovers from This Online Hellscape". The New York Times.