Willem-Jan Verlinden (b. 1971) was born in the town of Helvoirt, went to school in ’s-Hertogenbosch, and studied art history in Leiden. Together with Kristine Groenhart, he wrote Hoe ik van Londen houd: Wandelen door het Londen van Vincent van Gogh (How I Love London: Walking through Vincent van Gogh’s London), released by Athenaeum in 2013. The English translation of his book 'The Van Gogh Sisters' translated by Brendan Monaghan was published by Thames and Hudson earlier this year.