Knopf

9780451493026

STARRED REVIEW

Black Is the Body

12 personal essays brimming with equal parts hope and fury, joy and pain.

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Interview with Emily Bernard

Author, professor and academic Emily Bernard answers questions about storytelling, her writing process and the real-life experiences behind the essays in her latest collection, Black Is the Body.


Featuring ‘Black Is the Body’

You will know us by the strength of our voices

Featuring ‘Black Is the Body’

Book Clubs: December 2019

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