Maris Kreizman
American writer, critic, and feminist
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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]
- Author
- Essayist
- Critic
Maris Kreizman | |
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Kreizman at the 2025 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | Maris Kreizman |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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
- (29 March 2018) "Meg Wolitzer's 'The Female Persuasion' leads the charge toward a better, feminist world"[16] Los Angeles Times
- (25 June 2018) "MTV's Daria reboot is the perfect vehicle to channel our collective hatred for America's phonies"[17] NBC News
- (20 August 2018) "My Self-Care Routine Is Following Pugs On Instagram"[18] BuzzFeed
- (10 May 2019) "How Casey Cep Wrote the True Crime Book Harper Lee Couldn't"[19] Vulture
- (1 November 2019) "Carmen Maria Machado's New Memoir Fills In The Gray Areas Of Abuse"[20] BuzzFeed
- (9 April 2019) "Why I Am Stockpiling Insulin in My Fridge"[21] The New York Times
- (11 May 2019) "Listening to My Neighbors Fight"[22] The Atlantic
- (20 November 2019) "Why the Publishing Industry Just Can't Quit Donald Trump Junior"[23] Vanity Fair
- (5 February 2020) My family founded Barneys. Now the great department store is closing.[24] Vox
- (11 February 2020) "John Bolton's Book Deal Is Part of a Worrying Trend in Book Publishing"[25] Vox
- (17 March 2020) "Q&A with James McBride"[26] The Wall Street Journal
- (24 May 2022) "The Legacy of Gone Girl"[27] Esquire
- (5 December 2023) "The Best Books of 2023"[28] Vulture
- (24 December 2023) "Let's Rescue Book Lovers From This Online Hellscape"[29]The New York Times