She lives in New York City with her two daughters. in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. in English Literature, Magna Cum Laude, from Yale and her M.F.A. She was named a 2019-2020 NEH Public Scholar for her work on Wonder Drug. Sloan Foundation, and the New York Public Library. Her books have received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Alfred P. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and The Atlantic, and her short fiction has appeared in Granta, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Best New American Voices. Her first non-fiction book, Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims, is forthcoming from Random House and HarperCollins UK. Her second novel, Strangers At The Feast, was described by O, The Oprah Magazine as 'a thriller that also raises large and haunting questions about the meaning of guilt, innocence, and justice.' Her third novel, The Secret of Raven Point, was hailed as “unputdownable” (Vogue) and “gripping” (New York Times), and Library Journal wrote: “the only disappointing thing about this book is that it has to end.' Her first novel, Easter Island was named a 'best book of 2003' by the Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor. Her second novel, Strangers At The Feast, was described by O, The Oprah Magazine as 'a thriller that also raises large and haunting questions about the meaning of guilt, innocence, and justice.' Her third novel, The Secret of Raven Point, was hailed as “unputdownable” (Vogue) and “gripping” (New York Times), and Library Journal wrote: “the only disappointing thing about this book is that it has to end.' Her first non-fiction book, Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and It Jennifer Vanderbes is an award-winning novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose work has been translated into sixteen languages.

Jennifer Vanderbes is an award-winning novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose work has been translated into sixteen languages.

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