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Jane Bernstein

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Jane Bernstein's new novel, The Face Tells the Secret, was published by Regal House in the fall of 2019. She is the author of five previous books, among them the memoirs Bereft - A Sister's Story, and Rachel in the World. Jane is a lapsed screenwriter and an essayist whose work has been widely published in such places as Creative Nonfiction, The Sun, and the New York Times Magazine. In 2018, her essay “Still Running” was chosen for Best American Sports Writing 2018, and Gina from Siberia, a picture book she wrote with her daughter Charlotte Glynn was published. Her grants and awards include two National Endowment Fellowships in Creative Writing and a Fulbright Fellowship. She is a professor of English and a member of the Creative Writing Pr ...more

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Jane Bernstein I love sharing my work with readers! It's thrilling to write something and then find out it has meaning to someone you've never met. That's the greate…moreI love sharing my work with readers! It's thrilling to write something and then find out it has meaning to someone you've never met. That's the greatest reward. Then, of course, there's the private pleasure of working with language and getting imagined scenes and characters to come alive.(less)
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Gina From Siberia
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Rachel in the World: A Memoir
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Bereft: A Sister's Story
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The Face Tells the Secret
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