Emily Barton

Emily Barton is the author of three novels: The Book of Esther, Brookland, and The Testament of Yves Gundron. Her fiction, criticism, and essays have appeared in many publications; she writes most often for The New York Times Book Review. Her work has been recognized with grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation of Yaddo, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Barton has also won the Bard Fiction Prize. She has taught, among other places, at New York University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Smith College, and currently chairs the creative writing program at Oberlin College.