Jane Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in New Jersey. She was an undergraduate at NYU and received her MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. She’s written fiction, memoir, essays, screenplays, and with her daughter, Charlotte Glynn, Gina in Siberia, a book for children. Jane’s books include Bereft – A Sister’s Story, and two memoirs about raising a daughter with intellectual disabilities, Loving Rachel and Rachel in the World. Her most recent novel, The Face Tells the Secret, was named one of the “Top Fifteen Books of 2020” by Hadassah magazine. Her awards include a Fulbright Fellowship and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Creative Writing. She’s a professor of English and member of the Creative Writing Program at Carnegie Mellon University and lives in Pittsburgh, PA and New York City with Jeff, the man, and Rozzie, the dog, both of whom travel well.
Jane has been a guest on many TV and radio shows, including NPR’s “All Things
Considered,” and “Weekend Edition.” Her work has been featured in magazines and
newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, and has been translated into German, Japanese,
Russian, and Dutch. She’s an avid runner, road biker, teacher, and cook, and loves books,
dogs, and her family and friends.
