Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers |
2005 |
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| Read Hard: Five Years of Great Writing from the Believer |
2009 |
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| Always Apprentices |
2013 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Girls on the Verge: Debutante Dips, Drive-Bys, and Other Initiations |
1999 |
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| Confidence, or the Appearance of Confidence: The Best of the Believer Music Interviews |
2014 |
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| Let’s Break Some Black Hearts: A Decade of Film Interviews from The Believer |
2015 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| And Now You Can Go |
2003 |
Buy |
| Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name |
2007 |
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| The Lovers |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty |
2015 |
Buy |
| We Run the Tides |
2021 |
Buy |
Vendela Vida is an American author and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She co-founded The Believer magazine in 2003 with Dave Eggers and has served as its editor for years. Her editorial work includes multiple Believer anthologies collecting interviews with writers and musicians.
As a novelist, Vida has published five books of fiction, including Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name (2007) and We Run the Tides (2021). Two of her novels have been named New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and she is the winner of the Kate Chopin Award for fiction featuring a female protagonist who chooses an unconventional path.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Vendela Vida written?
Vendela Vida has written eleven books across three series.
What was Vendela Vida's first book?
Vendela Vida’s first book is Girls on the Verge: Debutante Dips, Drive-Bys, and Other Initiations, published in 1999.
What is Vendela Vida's connection to The Believer magazine?
Vida co-founded The Believer in 2003 with Dave Eggers, Heidi Julavits, and Ed Park. She has served as an editor of the magazine and edited several Believer anthology collections, including The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers.