• Bertin's working in the mode of younger contemporary American authors in the States, like Justin Taylor, Adam Wilson, and Sarah Hall, who write about the gritty lives of Millenials. The occasional brutality of his characters, always offset by the complexity of their emotions and desires, is reminiscent those in Wells Tower's collection Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned.

• Bertin has performed in front of many audiences. He’s a good reader with a commanding presence.