Gabfest Reads | Finding Connection in the Aftermath of History’s Horrors

Emily Bazelon talks with author Yael van der Wouden about her debut novel, The Safekeep (simonandschuster.com/books/The-Safekeep/Yael-v…). They discuss why Yael chose a queer love story, how Yael’s own Dutch and Jewish heritage influenced her writing, the history of dispossession after World War II, and more.

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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.

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