Yael van der Wouden

Yael van der Wouden is a writer and a teacher. The Safekeep , 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 New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a best book of the year by The Washington Post , Time , The Economist , Kirkus Reviews , The Times (London), The Independent , BookPage , and others. She lives in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Yael van der Wouden is a writer and a teacher. The Safekeep , 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 New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a best book of the year by The Washington Post , Time , The Economist , Kirkus Reviews , The Times (London), The Independent , BookPage , and others. She lives in Utrecht, Netherlands. See less