Fine Art
Author Talk: Victoria Redel
We’re thrilled to welcome author Victoria Redel to Bedford Books! Join her in conversation with Nancy Steiner for the launch of her new book, I Am You, a gorgeous work of historical fiction.
Books will be available for sale and signing, and light refreshments will be served.
Ticket price includes a $20 shopping credit to use at the event.
About the book:
This “lush, sexy, absorbing novel” of historical fiction “brings to life two artists who are inextricably linked in passion and competition” (Melissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood)
A “captivating” lesbian romance set in the “wonderfully atmospheric” art world of 1600s Amsterdam (Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit)
At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.
While Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry—and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.
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.
“A stunning accomplishment.” —Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Day and The Hours
“[A] transporting epic of making art and love.” —Booklist
About Victoria Redel:
Victoria Redel has written six books of fiction and four books of poetry, most recently Paradise; her last novel, Before Everything, was published in 2017. Her 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. She is a professor in the graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.
About Nancy Steiner:
Nancy Steiner has produced nonfiction content for network television for 35 years. Her work has appeared on HBO, PBS, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Bravo. She also produced over 50 short pieces for Council on Foreign Relations shown in over 100 countries. In 2019, Nancy converted her interviewing and story telling skills to become a master-certified career/life coach, and created her business, Steiner Coaching Solutions. Today, she helps people from all over the world create their own next best chapters of their lives. She works with adults of all ages and coaches a class at the Harvard Business School and women’s groups. She also works with teams and small businesses and considers her coaching to be the great joy of her life.
