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Bernice McFadden on her first-ever memoir, First Born Girls

Mar 22, 2025 · 34 min · Season 2 · Episode 23Bonus

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On this episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by bestselling author and dear friend Bernice McFadden. Bernice is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Tulane University and the author of the critically acclaimed novels Sugar, Gathering of Waters, The Book of Harlan, and Praise Song for the Butterflies. Today, she joins us with her first-ever memoir, Firstborn Girls.

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