Daniela Krien, born in Neu-Kaliß, East Germany, in 1975, studied communication, media, and cultural studies in Leipzig. Since 2010 she has been a freelance writer. Her debut novel Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything has been translated into 15 languages. In 2015 she was awarded with the ›Nicolaus Born Debut Prize‹. Her novel Love in Five Acts was # 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list for three weeks. Daniela Krien lives in Leipzig with her two daughters.