Heleen Debruyne

(1988) studied history and journalism. She works at Radio Klara and writes about art and culture for, among others, deBuren. She also explores corporeality in Vuile Lakens, a podcast about sex and the body that she co-hosts with Anaïs Van Ertvelde. De plantrekkers is her debut novel, published in the spring of 2016. That same year, the book Vuile lakens. Een hedendaagse visie op seksualiteit was released, in which she and Anaïs Van Ertvelde expose the illusion of “sexual freedom.” In 2021, De huisvriend appeared, a gripping, personal story about family secrets and their lingering effects. In October 2025, Aline will be published, a book that critically examines the traditional family and explores alternative forms of love.