Sarah Smarsh

Oct 15, 2024 | alicedriver.substack.com | Sarah Smarsh |Alice Driver

In interviews about my book, everyone wants to know if the poultry processing workers have read it. Oxford American published a Spanish translation of the Author’s Note, which I sent to workers. After reading it, one worker wrote, “Wow, me encanta leí un poco y está super interesante. Te rayaste Alicia con tu libro está chido no cabe duda que eres la mejor me siento orgullosa de ti”. They hope the book will be published in Spanish so they can read it.

Oct 4, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Sarah Smarsh

Amid the gritty sensory impact of virtually every essay in BONE OF THE BONE --- and there are three dozen of them, covering the fraught decade of 2013 to 2024 --- author Sarah Smarsh drops in the seemingly innocuous word “flyover.” In reality, it’s a heavily laden social and historical condemnation of systemic political and governmental neglect --- the passing-over of numerous American people and places considered unworthy of election campaign stops, voter education or meaningful government aid.

Oct 3, 2024 | newinbooks.com | Oshun Reed |James Middleton |Stanley Milford |Sarah Smarsh

in Biography & Memoir, Books to Read if You Like..., eBook, News 6 New Clear-Eyed Memoirs About RedemptionRedemption is a powerful theme that resonates deeply in our stories. In this post, we’ve gathered six new memoirs that offer clear-eyed reflections on personal journeys of transformation and healing.

Sep 12, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Sarah Smarsh |Alexis Burling

“Bone of the Bone” by Sarah Smarsh. Photo: ScribnerKansas native Sarah Smarsh has long been an outspoken advocate for the white, rural working class. In 2018, “Heartland,” her memoir about growing up impoverished and disenfranchised on a fifth-generation wheat farm 30 miles west of Wichita, was a finalist for the National Book Award, a New York Times bestseller and named a Best Book by NPR and a slew of other national publications.

Sep 10, 2024 | simonandschuster.com | Sarah Smarsh

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