Justine van der Leun author biography, plus links to books by Justine van der Leun.

Justine van der Leun

Justine van der Leun is a journalist and the author of several books, including We Are Not Such Things. She is also the host of the podcast Believe Her. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, New York Magazine, Harper's Magazine, The New Republic, and The Guardian. She has received fellowships from New America, the Emerson Collective, and PEN America, among others. She lives in New York.

This biography was last updated on 06/02/2026.

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