Victoria Redel is a first-generation American author of four books of poetry and six books of fiction, most recently PARADISE (2022). Her latest novel is I AM YOU. Victoria’s work has been widely anthologized, awarded and translated in 10 languages. Her debut novel, LOVERBOY (2001), was adapted for a feature film directed by Kevin Bacon.

Redel’s short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in Granta, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Bomb, One Story, Salmagundi, O and NOON, among many others. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts and the Fine Arts Work Center. Victoria is a professor in the graduate and undergraduate Creative Writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York and Utah. 

Books by Victoria Redel

I Am You

by Victoria Redel - Fiction, Historical Fiction

A mesmerizing historical novel, I AM YOU is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still-life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.