Corie Adjmi

Feb 20, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Corie Adjmi

When I was a child, my grandmother called me her “little shiksa.” In Yiddish, shiksa means a non-Jewish woman. This was meant as a compliment. My grandmother was a glamorous woman who knew a thing or two about beauty and fashion. I loved her immensely, so I clung to the nickname she gave me with pride. At the time, American beauty as shown in magazines and movies was one thing: white skin, blue eyes, an upturned nose. There were Farrah Fawcett and Christie Brinkley. Dark-skinned Barbies did not exist.

Dec 13, 2023 | literarymama.com | Holly Rizzuto Palker |Corie Adjmi

The Marriage Boxby Corie AdjmiShe Writes Press (2023); 288 pp.; $16.69 (Paperback) Corie Adjmi’s second book, a novel called, The Marriage Box (She Writes Press, 2023), was named one of the best Jewish books of the year by The Jewish Chronicle. It’s an honest slice-of-life narrative that respectfully explores Syrian Jewish culture and traditions in the ‘80s and examines themes of patriarchy and belonging. I met Corie Adjmi at a book party hosted by Zibby Owens.

Jun 5, 2023 | newsweek.com | Corie Adjmi

I was a sophomore in high school and a cheerleader in New Orleans. I had my license and had been driving for a year. It was 1980 and I was 16 years old. At night, my friends and I met at a bar on St. Charles Avenue, where drinks were poured into to-go cups at the door. My father drove a red motorcycle and my mother listened to Donna Summer, Bad Girls and Hot Stuff. Not only was the school I went to and the city I lived in progressive, so, seemingly, were my parents.

Apr 26, 2023 | imageusa.com | Corie Adjmi

BY CORIE ADJMI“WITH HUMOR, INSIGHT, AND GRACE, CORIE ADJMI EXAMINES THE PLIGHT OF A SPIT-FIRE TEENAGER WHO STRUGGLES TO FIND WHERE SHE FITS IN THE WORLD. AS CASEY COHEN JOURNEYS FROM WILD TEEN TO MARRIED WOMAN, SHE WILL WIN EVERY READER’S HEART WITH HER WITTY COMMENTARY, DOWN-TO-EARTH ATTITUDE, AND COURAGEOUS SPUNK. AN UNQUESTIONABLE JOYRIDE FROM START TO FINISH. THIS BOOK IS A MUST-READ!” THESE WORDS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT A BRAND NEW BOOK TITLED THE MARRIAGE BOX.