Bone of the Bone
Essays on America by a
Daughter of the Working Class
Coming September 10th
Now collected for the first time in one volume, the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on socioeconomic class in America—featuring a previously unpublished essay and a new introduction. Read more…
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“The author of Heartland returns with a collection of pieces that illuminate the plights and humanity of her working-class subjects. This collection’s impact is staggering, and [with] a distinct style, Smarsh’s voice is constant, studied, and compassionate. This powerful reckoning with the costs of being poor should be required short-form nonfiction reading.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Heartland
A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Finalist for the National Book Award, Kirkus Prize and more
Recommended by President Barack Obama, Melinda Gates, Sarah Jessica Parker and literary critics around the world
Sarah Smarsh was born a fifth-generation Kansas farm girl, the child of a carpenter and a teen mom. Through intimate family stories and deeply researched cultural analysis, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth reveals today’s socioeconomic divide. Read more…
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She Come By It Natural
Dolly Parton and the Women
Who Lived Her Songs
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
Named a must-read book of 2020 by Time Magazine
Read the New York Times interview
Read the Los Angeles Times review
Read an excerpt at Slate
The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland focuses her laser-sharp insights on a working-class icon and one of the most unifying figures in American culture: Dolly Parton. Read more…
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Rural ain’t what you think it is. Sarah Smarsh’s podcast The Homecomers brings you intimate conversations with people fighting for the rural and working-class communities they love.
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