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Emily Bernard on Pursuing Your Truth as a Writer

An excerpt from The Yale Review's Spring Festival

During The Yale Review's Spring 2023 Literary Festival, Emily Bernard participated in a roundtable discussion, "Reading in an Age of Crisis," with Garth Greenwell, Kathryn Lofton, and The Yale Review's editor, Meghan O'Rourke. Watch a recording of the entire event here.

Emily Bernard teaches English at the University of Vermont and is the author of five books, including Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine.
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June 21, 2023

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