Jennifer Steil
American journalist and novelist (1968 to 2026); edited the Yemen Observer.
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- Jennifer Steil was an American author and journalist.
- In 2006 she moved to Sana'a to edit the Yemen Observer, which she wrote about in her memoir The Woman Who Fell From the Sky (2010).
- Her novels are The Ambassador's Wife (2015) and Exile Music (2020).
- She died in Paris on 20 September 2026 after cancer, which she wrote about in her newsletter, Liminal.
Key facts
- Born
- 18 November 1968, Boston1
- Died
- 20 September 2026, Paris2
- Education
- Oberlin College (1990)1
- Earlier
- Helped launch The Week in the US (2001), writing there five and a half years1
- Books
- The Woman Who Fell From the Sky (2010); The Ambassador's Wife (2015); Exile Music (2020)1
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