Huisman has lived in New York for over two decades.[1][5] She worked in publishing and translated novels.[4] Huisman has coordinated the literary series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music,[1][3] as well as managed multidisciplinary arts festivals.[1][4] She works as an essayist and cultural journalist and has written for such publications as The New York Times, Vogue[6] and The Paris Review.[7]
Huisman's debut novel The Book of Mother was published by Éditions Gallimard in 2018[8] and tells the story of a Parisian woman's life, told partially through the eyes of her young daughter.[5] The novel addresses parts of the family history of Huisman, akin to autofiction.[5][9] It gained various literary awards, including Prix Françoise Sagan[1][3] and the Prix Marie Claire.[1][8] It was also longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022[1] and was included in The New York Times 100 Notable Books list.[8]
Her 2024 novel, Les Monuments de Paris, once more looks back on the history of her family, this time focusing on her father Denis Huisman and her grandfather Georges Huisman.[10] The book won the Prix Anna de Noailles awarded by the Académie Française[11][12] and the inaugural Prix Littéraire Who’s Who.[12]
