Nina Siegal is an author and journalist from New York who lives in Europe. She has been a regular freelance contributor to The New York Times from Amsterdam since 2012. She covers art and culture, history and society.

Nina has published three novels and is currently working on a nonfiction book, THE DIARY KEEPERS, forthcoming in 2023 from ECCO/HarperCollins. She is a 2021 recipient of the Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant, and a Humanity in Action Fellow.

Siegal is currently completing her doctorate at the University of Amsterdam in the research school for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture. She received her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and her BA in English Literature from Cornell University.

Nina is the author three novels. YOU'LL THANK ME FOR THIS (Mulholland, Little, Brown, 2021), THE ANATOMY LESSON (Nan A. Talese/Knopf Doubleday, 2014) and A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE FACTS (HarperCollins, 2008). She has received numerous grants and fellowships including a Fulbright Fellowship in Creative Writing, two MacDowell Colony fellowships, and the post-graduate Jack Leggett Fellowship from Iowa.

In addition to The New York Times, her freelance writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal, W. Magazine, Art in America, 1stDibs.com, ArtNews, and The Economist.

"A literary page-turner that captures a story behind a masterpiece. [Siegal's] talent is in exploring the wrenching emotion of loss and the price that's paid for trying to understand human life."
Oprah Book of the Week, Editor's Pick

"Siegal succeeds in the task she has set for herself – to transmute her material into a work of art."
The New Yorker

"Siegal’s fascinating narrative conveys the pomp, graft, bustle and rough justice of 17th-century Holland through a multitude of voices."
The New York Times Book Review



"Siegal sets her splendid, gory second novel in 1632 in Amsterdam, where a thief's execution occasions a celebration, evoking "bloodlust" throughout the city on "Justice Day." ...Through masterful use of subtle details, embroidered into beautiful writing, Siegal suggests that art and violence often intertwine."
Publishers Weekly

"Virtually every sentence is drenched in the atmosphere of 17th-century Amsterdam. We feel as if we are walking at Rembrandt’s side, in a cell awaiting the execution of a thief, rushing through the streets with the condemned’s lover in hopes of saving him. This is a novel to be absorbed for its rich evocation of a single day when one man died and another rose to fame for his art... Brilliant."
Historical Novel Society, Editor's Choice

"Siegal takes one fascinating work of art and transmutes it into another."
Abigail Dalton, "If You Loved The Goldfinch: The Anatomy Lesson," on Everyday E Book.

"A thought-provoking and richly populated novel by a talented new voice."
Jeanette Zwart, Shelf Awareness

"Once in a rare while, you get to read a story of such breathtaking beauty and intelligence that you remember why you love to read. The Anatomy Lesson is just such a novel. In stunning prose, Nina Siegal animates Rembrandt’s first masterpiece, spinning a deeply affecting tale of love, loss and redemption as she reveals the secrets of the human soul. It is a gorgeous literary page turner of immense sympathy and elegance, equal in artistic élan to its inspiration. Brava!" — Robin Oliveira, author of My Name is Mary Sutter and I Always Loved You

"Rembrandt's 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp' is a narrative in paint which tells a story of Amsterdam in its Golden Age. Now, Nina Siegal's lovely novel dissects the dissection, evocatively translating the painted narrative into words, bringing a grim tableau to life and reanimating a moment in history when art, science, life, and death converged."
—Russell Shorto, author of Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City

"Brilliantly structured, wonderfully evocative, filled with vivid characters, The Anatomy Lesson transports the reader to that day in 1632 when the coat thief Aris Kindt passed from life to death and from death, thanks first to Rembrandt and now Nina Siegal, into immortality."
— Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy

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THE ANATOMY LESSON (a novel) is published by Nan A. Talese/Knopf Doubleday in 2014. It will also be available in Dutch, Polish and Portuguese.

THE ANATOMY LESSON is currently available in hardcover (deckle edged), paperback and digital edition. The audio book was a finalist for the 2015 Audie Awards from the Audible Publishers Association in the category of multiple-voice performance.

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As Stolen Van Goghs Return to View, A Thief Tells All The New York Times

A Radical Artist Takes a Startling Turn Towards Love The New York Times

The European Union is Under Threat; Artists Say It's Time To Rebrand The New York Times

Taking on 19th Century Opera Stereotypes For The #metoo Era, The New York Times

Two Rare Rubens Portraits Hit the Market at Old Masters Auctions in London Artsy

Europe Searches for Tourist Breathing Space U.S. News & World Report

Uncovering the Secrets of the "Girl With A Pearl Earring" The New York Times

Peril on the Sea, in Art and Music The Economist

Museums Shake Things Up by Mixing Old and New The New York Times

In This Exhibition, You Walk Through Excrement The New York Times

The Art of Spotting "Sleepers" in the Old Masters Market Artsy

Safety Concerns Grow for Jews Across Europe U.S. News and World Report

How Many "Lost" Masterpieces are Hanging in Museums? Artsy

How Piet Mondrian Became The World's Greatest Abstract Geometrist The Economist

Cracking the Biggest Art Heist in History Bloomberg News

Vincent Van Gogh's Passion for Japan Holland Herald magazine

After Decades, a 'Bittersweet' Resolution Over Lost Art The New York Times Culture section

Are the Dutch Lagging In Efforts to Return Art Looted by the Nazis? The New York Times Culture section

A Jewish Photographer's Long-Unseen Post-World War II Images Artsy

Mondrian's World: From Primary Colors to the Boogie Woogie, The New York Times Travel section

Touring Europe in the Footsteps of Van Gogh in The New York Times Travel section

Sketchbook Attributed to van Gogh Pits Scholars Against a Museum, in The New York Times

Beyond Anne Frank: The Dutch Tell Their Full Holocaust Story in The New York Times, Foreign section

In Vermeer’s Hometown, Seeking Clues to His Interior Life in The New York Times, Travel section

How a Dutch Businessman Fulfilled His Dream to Open a ‘World-Class’ Museum in The New York Times, Culture section

Hieronymus Bosch is Credited with Work in Kansas City Museum in The New York Times Arts Section and the International New York Times World News section

Shedding New Light on the Late Dutch Artist Karel Appel in the International New York Times

Stolen Dutch Art Ends up in the Ukraine, But Getting it Back Isn't Easy in The New York Times and International New York Times

Profile of Beatrix Ruf and Her Isa Genzken Exhibition in the International New York Times

Victory in a Battle Over a Whistler? in the International New York Times

Mountains as a Muse for Kirchner in the International New York Times

Bosch, Revolutionary and Master in the International New York Times

Works from Zero Movement Lead Christie's Sale in the International New York Times

Old Master Selfies from the Peak of Dutch Painting in the International New York Times

Another Side of Gerhard Richter in the International New York Times

Exploring the Darker Side of Ceramics in the International New York Times

How China Conquered the Dutch in the International New York Times

William Kentridge at EYE Filmmuseum, a review in October 2015 ARTnews

Munch and Van Gogh: Together at Last in the International New York Times

France and The Netherlands Chip in to Buy Rembrandt Portraits in ArtsBeat column, New York Times

Rembrandt Portraits, Record Purchase from Rothschild Collection in The New York Times

Business Lunch with Beatrix Ruf in the Holland Herald magazine

A Matisse Comes Home, With Friends in the International New York Times

Disputed Painting is Declared an Authentic Rembrandt, The New York Times

Anton Corbijn: Capturing the Mood of the Music in The New York Times and The Boston Globe

In Amsterdam, a Tale of Wars, Friendship and Loves Lost in the International New York Times

William Kentridge: Bringing a Complex Opera to Heel in the International New York Times

In Amsterdam, Loving Rembrandt Again from The New York Times, Travel section

He Was More Than His Madness in the New York Times

Giving Artworks a Second Life, from the International New York Times

With Rembrandt, The Selfie Takes on New Meaning, in the International New York Times, Culture section

From Nightmare to Dream Come True For Michaela DePrince, in The New York Times

70 Years After his Death, Is Mondrian's Art Now Copyright Free? in the International New York Times

Together, the Jussen Brothers Plan to Part Ways in the International New York Times

Van Gogh's Pastoral Days in the International New York Times

Review of Marlene Dumas at the Stedelijk Museum in ARTnews

Funding Cuts for Midsize Art Spaces are Endangering Europe's Cultural Sector, in ArtNet.com News

Mariss Jansons Fights for a New Concert Hall in Munich in the International New York Times

The Faces Behind Amsterdam's Golden Age in the International New York Times

Into the Bizarre World of Ted Noten in the International New York Times

An Anatomy of 'The Anatomy Lesson' in ARTnews

Dutch Designers Make Luxury Copies in the International New York Times

Art Shapes a Civil Rights Debate in Russia in the International New York Times

Going Public: Chinese Private Art Museums Open to A Wider Audience in Sotheby's At Auction Magazine

Western Art Dealers Take a Different Approach to Hong Kong in the International New York Times

At Amsterdam Design Conference, A Call To Action in the International New York Times

Jewelry Design Exhibition Goes Back to the Future in the International New York Times

Van Gogh's True Palette Revealed in the New York Times

New Van Gogh Painting Discovered in Amsterdam in the New York Times

Masterworks for One and All in the New York Times

Rare Glimpse of the Elusive Kazimir Malevich in the International New York Times

This is a two-part series in Art in America about the European cultural budget cuts and how they're impacting the art world: Euro Crisis Hits Museums and The New Normal in Europe

The Rembrandt Connection, Jan Six in W. Magazine

Young Master, William Noortman in W. Magazine

Profile of Jasper Johns from The Scotsman, reprinted on artnet.com

Interview with graphic artist Art Spiegelman in The Progressive

Profile of Lars Sjoberg, Swedish Home Collector in Art and Auction

Interview with Viggo Mortensen in The Progressive

20th Century Design Makes Inroads at "Old Masters" Fair in the International New York Times

Expanding Latin American Art Market Rich in Adventure in the International New York Times

Buried Treasure Among Jewels at TEFAF in the International New York Times

Technology Mimics The Brushstrokes of the Masters in the International New York Times

Frieze Projects Finds Artistry in Decision Making in the International New York Times

Becoming Van Gogh: The Paris Years in the International New York Times

Francois Pinault's A Triple Tour: A Contemporary View of Confinement in the International New York Times

Amsterdam Celebrates "Prophets" of Post-Impressionism in the International New York Times

Wagner Veteran Offers His Final Laps of the Ring in the International New York Times


Lebanese Artist Explores "Human Face" of a Conflict
in the International New York Times

Demand Rises for Dutch Palette in Shades of White in the International New York Times

A Slice of Russia in Amsterdam in the International New York Times

Dutch Arts Scene Is Under Siege in the International New York Times

Just In Time, A Lebanese Artist's Work is Shown at Tate Modern in the International New York Times

Audio Tour is a Work of Art at Frieze in the International New York Times

Fragile Van Gogh Drawings See The Light in the International New York Times

Millionaire's Love of Art Spawns East-West Dialogue in the International New York Times

Haunted by War, Syrian Artist Puts Raw Emotions on View in the International New York Times

Restoring a Long-Missing Dutch Landmark in the International New York Times

Ancient Art Tells China's Modern Tale in the International New York Times

Persian Calligraphy Opens Door to Modern Art in the International New York Times

Art You Can Experience, But Not Buy in the International New York Times

An Iowa Town's Story Told in Portraits 21 Years Apart in the New York Times

Story of Salsa, Waiting to be Told in the New York Times

Harlem on the Brink in the New York Times

Can Harlem's Heritage Be Saved? in the New York Times

From the Subway to the Streets in the New York Times

Jennifer's Journey in the New York Times

Cannery Row Struggles to Stay True to Steinbeck Siegal's first bylined feature in in the New York Times

A Plague Undetected in Salon.com

The Crying Game in Salon.com

Slaves to the System in Salon.com

Lethal Lottery from POZ magazine
For Inquiries about Nina Siegal's books, review copies,
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