Emily Raboteau writes at the intersection of social and environmental justice, race, climate change, and parenthood. Her books are The Professor’s Daughter; Searching for Zion, winner of an American Book Award; and the forthcoming Lessons for Survival. A contributing editor at Orion Magazine, Raboteau’s essays have appeared and been anthologized in The New Yorker, the New York Times, The Nation, Best American Science Writing, Best American Travel Writing, and elsewhere. She is a professor at the City College of New York (CUNY) and lives in the Bronx.

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