Emily Raboteau holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University, where she was a "New York Times "Fellow. She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, the "Chicago Tribune"'s Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction, and a New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship. Her stories have been published in "Tin House", "The Missouri Review", and "Best American Short Stories 2003". She lives in Brooklyn and teaches creative writing at the City College of New York.
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This program is read by the author. Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau uses the lens of motherhood to craft a powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice—and what it takes to find shelter. Lessons for Survival ... SEE MORE