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Books have been a part of Sean Bernard\u2019s life since childhood. But while some readers simply dive into a spy or adventure novel as a means of escape, books evolved into a career for the Associate Professor of Creative Writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy love of writing started just by liking books. When you really like something, you try to do it yourself,\u201d he says. \u201cNow writing is a habit.\u201d<\/p>\n

From that habit comes Bernard\u2019s debut novel, Studies in the Hereafter<\/a><\/em>, set to be released by Red Hen Press on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

The editor for 每日大赛\u2019s Prism Review<\/em> and fiction editor for the Los Angeles Review<\/em> says he is always working on at least one manuscript. His novel is the second book he has had published. He previously penned the short-story collection Desert sonorous<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

While his first book focused on life in Tucson, Ariz., Studies in the Hereafter<\/em> is based primarily in Heaven. Several Basque-American characters figure importantly into the plot, something he wanted to include because of his heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to write something structurally complex that had elements of the Basque American experience, and also was unique,\u201d Bernard says.<\/p>\n

The central character is an office worker in the afterlife who is focused on field studies about the living. The character\u2019s work connects him with Tetty, a Basque-American woman living in Nevada, and Carmelo, a scholar obsessed with the Basque culture.<\/p>\n

Bernard wrote the first draft of the novel five years ago, and he says the publishing process has been long. \u201cIt can be challenging to find people who want to can make money off the art you\u2019re creating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard, who has taught at La Verne 10 years, says he has other books in the works, including one he says tangles with James Joyce\u2019s novel Ulysses<\/em> and another revolving around government surveillance.<\/p>\n

His writing inspiration comes from the works and style of other authors, as well as issues affecting the world. He points out as particular influences Vladimir Nabokov and Roberto Bola\u00f1o.<\/p>\n

Bernard said he is happy to be releasing the book, but it will not slow him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll get my copies sometime this week,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I\u2019ll go to my computer and work on the next thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A launch party for Studies in the Hereafter<\/em> is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 22 at Claremont Craft Ales, 1420 N. Claremont Blvd., Claremont. He is also scheduled to appear for a reading of the novel during the La Verne Academy Lecture Series on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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