Valerie Miles facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Valerie Miles
Born	1963 New York
Occupation	Editor
Language	English and Spanish
Nationality	American

Valerie Miles was born in New York in 1963. She is a talented publisher, writer, and translator. She also helped start Granta en español, a well-known magazine. Valerie is famous for sharing great books from Spanish and Latin American literature with English-speaking readers. At the same time, she has introduced many American and British authors to readers in Spain and Latin America. She works with big publishing companies to make this happen.

Today, Valerie is still a co-director of Granta en español. She also helps with the Spanish version of The New York Review of Books. In 2012, she helped organize an exhibit about the writer Roberto Bolaño in Barcelona. She also teaches about literary translation at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

Valerie Miles's Life Story

Valerie Miles was born in New York but grew up in Pennsylvania. In 1990, she moved to Spain. There, she started writing about British and American books. Her first articles appeared in La Vanguardia newspaper in 1994.

Since then, Valerie has written many articles, interviews, and reviews. She writes about books in both English and Spanish. Her work has been published in newspapers like ABC, La Nación, Reforma, and El País.

Working in Publishing

In 1999, Valerie began working as a publishing editor for Debolsillo. This company is part of Random House Spain. As an editor, she helped decide which books would be published. She also worked to make sure they were ready for readers.

In 2001, she became the publishing director at Emecé Editores. This company is part of the Planeta Group. Here, she helped publish or translate books by many famous writers. Some of these authors include John Cheever, Richard Yates, and Yasunari Kawabata.

In 2006, Valerie moved to Alfaguara, another publishing house. There, she published works by authors like John Banville and Joyce Carol Oates. From 2008 to 2012, she was the publishing director of Duomo Ediciones. This company is part of an Italian group. At Duomo, she published books by new Spanish-language writers. She also brought English-language writers like David Mitchell and William Boyd to Spain and Latin America. She also helped publish Spanish translations of classic books from the New York Review of Books. In 2013, she was recognized as one of the "Most Influential Professionals in Publishing" at the Buenos Aires Book Fair.

Starting Granta en español

Valerie Miles helped create Granta en español in 2003. She started it with Aurelio Major. This magazine has been supported by several publishing companies over the years. It is now published by Galaxia Gutenberg in Barcelona, Spain.

The magazine has published nineteen issues so far. One very popular issue was called The Best of Young Spanish-language Novelists. This issue helped introduce many new writers. In 2014, Galaxia Gutenberg took over publishing the magazine.

Valerie's Own Books and Writings

As a writer, Valerie Miles published a book in 2014 called A Thousand Forests in One Acorn. For this book, 28 Spanish-language writers chose their favorite pieces of their own work. They also shared comments about their choices and what inspired them. Famous writers like Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes were part of this book. The book was later translated into Romanian.

As a journalist, Valerie has written articles and book reviews for many well-known publications. These include The New York Times, The Paris Review, Harper´s, and Granta. She also writes for La Vanguardia, La Nación, and the cultural supplement ABCD.

Valerie is also a translator. This means she helps turn books from one language into another. She has translated works by authors like Enrique Vila-Matas and Lucía Puenzo into English. Her translations have been published by companies like New Directions and Granta.

See also

In Spanish: Valerie Miles para niños