Yael van der Wouden

Yael van der Wouden is a writer and a teacher. <i>The Safekeep</i>, her debut novel, was a finalist for the 2024 Booker Prize and has been longlisted for the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize. It was also named a <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of the Year and a best book of the year by <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>Time</i>, <i>The Economist</i>, <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, <i>The Times </i>(London),<i> The Independent</i>, <i>BookPage</i>, and others. She lives in Utrecht, Netherlands.<br> <br>