Michelle Young

The Art Spy was named by the New York Public Library as one of the Best Books of 2025! I was at the inspiring celebration yesterday where the President of NYPL passionately reminded us all why books are important: to help us empathize with ideas and worlds that are not our own.

Fun news! The Art Spy was #9 in Indigo's top 100 History Books of 2025 & one of CEO Heather Reisman's book picks earlier this year! Indigo is Canada's biggest book retailer.

Long Island friends! I'm heading back to where I grew up for 3 great book tour events this weekend!
Sat 11-1pm Barnes & Noble Stony Brook book signing
4-6pm Northport Books w/ bookstore owner Jenn McAuliffe
Sun 2pm Emma S. Clark Library event "Scholars & Spies" w/ Elyse Graham (Book & Dagger)

Jewish Heirs Sue the Met, Saying a van Gogh It Sold Was Nazi Loot The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better.

Oh boy, as Jonathan Petropoulos writes in his book Goring's Man in Paris, we already know that Monuments Man Ted Rousseau, Met Museum's curator of European paintings, was meeting and communicating w/ known Nazi looters, including Bruno Lohse Rose Valland's nemesis during & after war buff.ly/vngtMMO

This Woman Stopped the Nazis From Stealing Art History often overlooks Rose Valland’s efforts in World War II.

My podcast interview on Atlas Obscura, now published on the website!

Thank you so much!!

Enjoyed an exceptionally insightful discussion delivered by @michelleyoung.bsky.social today at the Detroit Institute of Arts about her new book, The Art Spy, the untold tale of WWII Resistance Hero, Rose Valland.

Thank you so much!!! If you are up for it, leaving a review on Amazon & Goodreads makes a big difference!

The care to which the Louvre protected its crown jewels & works of art in 1939 as WWII broke out, from my book The Art Spy. There's a lot more detail about the crown jewels that I had to cut out how one curator secretly carried them to the Banque of France in the Loire Valley. buff.ly/WE1BNNh

The care to which the Louvre protected its crown jewels & works of art in 1939 as WWII broke out, from my book The Art Spy. There's a lot more detail about the crown jewels that I had to cut out how one curator secretly carried them to the Banque of France in the Loire Valley. buff.ly/WE1BNNh

The Art Spy Book about Rose Valland — MICHELLE YOUNG Author and Journalist The Art Spy is a riveting and stylish saga about WWII Resistance hero Rose Valland, set in Paris during World War II which uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership, performing…

I'm following the news of the crown jewels like crazy. My book The Art Spy covers not references the heist and return of the Mona Lisa in 1911, but includes how the French crown jewels were carefully and meticulously whisked away for protection as WWII broke out. buff.ly/WE1BNNh

The Detroit Jewish Bookfair presents Michelle Young | Detroit Institute of Arts Museum The Detroit Institute of the Arts is located in Detroit’s cultural corridor. Our address is 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202.

Detroit-area folks, I'll be speaking at the Detroit Institute of Arts Sunday as part of the Jewish Book Festival! Info here:

Did you know there were champagne vaults in the Brooklyn Bridge? My latest podcast episode for @untappedny.bsky.social is live! buff.ly/dHCxKuc

Join me at non for a book talk with The Preservation League of NYC! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Fun little thing: My photography is on display at the New York Historical in an installation about the street artist Invader! My photos are frequently licensed for books, exhibitions, etc. because I often have photos of places and artwork that no longer exist in NYC and around the world.

Events — MICHELLE YOUNG Author and Journalist September 27

Back on the road for The Art Spy! On Saturday I'll be at the History Book Festival in Lewes, DE in with Molly Giordano, Executive Director of the Delaware Museum of Art, and Sunday at Montclair Art Museum with my author friend Joe Pompeo! buff.ly/3fzuJSx

These Autumn Reads Feature Strong Women Leads Women solve murders, protect others, and grow in these books picked for you by King County Library System librarian Jenna Zarzycki.

Thank you to 425 Magazine for naming The Art Spy one of 3 books "with strong female leads!" Nice to see the book getting love out in Washington state, where I was recently for an event with the Museum of Flight! buff.ly/WcIO9wB

Thank you so much!!!!

AuthorsLive: Michelle Young Uncovers The Art Spy and the Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland AuthorsLive welcomes author and journalist Michelle Young to discuss The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, her riveting and stylish saga...

I'll be speaking tonight at the Greenwich Library about The Art Spy! Author Suzanne Nelson (The Librarians of Lisbon) will interview me. Surprise guests coming (incl. a direct tie to the Nazi looted Argentinian painting!!) Event is sold out but there's a (long) waitlist. buff.ly/q3vyMPQ

A WWII Resistance Spy and Her NYC Connections - The Untapped New York Podcast A conversation between Michelle Young, Untapped New York's founder and Justin Rivers, our Chief Experience Officer, about Michelle's newest book, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII…

There's nothing better than having someone you know well interview you! I loved this conversation with my longtime friend and collaborator Justin Rivers, who is basically my male clone. Here, we talk Rose Valland, art dealer Paul Rosenberg, a wild World’s Fair connection & more! buff.ly/FClhRpe

Argentina charges Nazi’s daughter for concealing looted art, discovers 22 stolen Matisse works * * *

Latest update: painting recovered (and 22 others), Nazi's daughter & her husband charged with coverup! The Argentinians are not joking around. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Set in Paris during WWII, @michelleyoung.bsky.social’s THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated Nazi leadership to save treasured masterpieces. Join Michelle Sun Sept 7 at 1 p.m., Sophia Gordon Center @salemstate, 352 Lafayette St. Free registration at salemlitfest.org

Argentine Couple Placed on House Arrest in Nazi-Looted Art Probe Police raided the home of Patricia Kadgien after an 18th-century painting plundered from a Dutch-Jewish art collector was spotted in a real estate listing.

I'm following this looted story almost like the Titan explosion! Truly incredible so far: buff.ly/7lghFya

Join @dougmost.bsky.social (LAUNCHING LIBERTY) and @michelleyoung.bsky.social (THE ART SPY) for SAVING CIVILIZATION: True World War II Stories on Sunday, September 7 at 1 p.m., Sophia Gordon Center @salemstate 352 Lafayette St. Info & FREE registration at salemlitfest.org

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Boston area folks! I'll be speaking in Salem, MA for the Salem Literary Festival this Sunday at 1pm. Ping me if you can make it!

Michelle Young will present “The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland” on Saturday, September 27th!📚 @michelleyoung.bsky.social

The Art Spy | The Museum of Flight On Saturday August 23, join author Michelle Young for a book talk, signing and Q&A about her book, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

Any Seattle friends out there? I'll be at the Museum of Flight this Saturday afternoon to talk about The Art Spy. Let me know!

“The Art Spy” Book Talk The Art Spy is a riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II that uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces.

Tonight at 7pm on Zoom! Join me and @lauriestories (author of the new Amelia Earhart book) talk w/ the Museum of Jewish Heritage about The Art Spy, WWII spies, writing, and generally chatting it up as old friends & author buddies. Almost 300 people RSVPd! buff.ly/ZrZbcaf

My book tour resumes! Here's where I'll be talking The Art Spy for the next couple of months—a lot of New England spots, as well Seattle, Detroit, Delaware, New Jersey, NYC, and Long Island. Comment/DM me if I'll see you on the road! More info here: buff.ly/gSzYXYX