SOPHIE STROHMEIER


        I am a writer, translator, and amateur illustrator from Vienna based in New York City.





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ALL GIRLS BE MINE ALONE




“She and I will never fully understand each other but I do still love her, and that is how I came to tell you this story now.”

Set among high school music students and opera fanatics in Vienna, Sophie Strohmeier’s All Girls Be Mine Alone spins a tale of obsessions, monsters, and romantic conquest.
Joyland Editions n.02
October 14, 2025
Order on Asterism


ISBN 10 8992025815
ISBN 13 9798992025811


INTERVIEWS


Interview with Cameron Engwall in THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER - 8/2026

Conversation with Madeline Howard for THE CREATIVE INDEPENDENT - 4/2026

Interview with Kit Frick for SAPLING - 4/2026

Conversation with Michelle Lyn King in DIRT - 1/2026



PRESS 


DHIMMI MONDE

“The Little Horny Lesbian at Chehaw Station” by Max Larson

June 2026


BLACKBIRD

“Yearning Drives the Plot” by Sam Schieren

Spring 2026


THE SOUTHWEST REVIEW

“Sapphic Magic” by Amanda Maret Scharf

January 2026


THE SEWANEE REVIEW

Staff Recommendation

December 2025


KIRKUS REVIEWS, November 2025



PRAISE

"Sharp-edged and unsentimental, recalling the precision of Garth Greenwell and the sardonic intimacy of Chris Kraus…a haunting tale of adolescent art, desire, and lingering wounds." —Kirkus

“A glittering, keyed-up work of Gothic mania. The love triangles, body swapping and erotic possessions that characterize this slim volume of sapphic fiction made me miss my bedtime and text my friends.” —Sonia Feldman, author of Girl's Girl

"A spellbinding tale of obsession, competition, and embodiment, All Girls Be Mine Alone explores the quintessential ache of coming of age and the fixation and longing that accompany it. Bending the boundaries of reality, Sophie Strohmeier takes readers deep into Vienna’s social scene, where operas and arias set the stage for sexual awakening. Lyrical and hypnotic, All Girls Be Mine Alone packs so much beauty into this slim volume, locating the heartbeat of queer desire and capturing its secret language." —Genevieve Hudson, author of Boys of Alabama and Pretend We Live Here

“Beautifully written and incredibly original.” —Erica Peplin, author of Work Nights

“I read All Girls Be Mine Alone twice in a row. The second time was as transporting as the first. It’s a strange book, yet its strangeness dissolves into the story like a spoonful of jam into a cup of tea, creating something sweet and timeless." —Fiona Warnick, author of The Skunks