Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk is an American writer, poet, and visual artist. She studied literature at Brown University and has worked as an editor, columnist, and teacher. Her debut novel for young readers, Das Jahr, in dem ich lügen lernte, received the Katholischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis, a German Catholic children’s and young adult literature award. Her other novels include Eine Insel zwischen Himmel und Meer and Echo Mountain.