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20 hours ago · Sarah Smarsh's 2018 memoir Heartland, a book about rural issues, was discussed in rural communities across South Dakota. On a Saturday morning in late January, a group of rural South Dakotans had a conversation that spanned generations. From memories of an era of farm foreclosures to what it takes to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty ...
May 6, 2024 · Readers will learn what Smarsh did: Working hard in this country probably won’t get you ahead after all. About the author Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper’s, the Guardian, and many other publications.
May 9, 2024 · Author Sarah Smarsh tells the story of own turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, detailing her own life as well as the An essential read for our times: Heartland is an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that will deepen our understanding of the ways in which class shapes our country.
Apr 29, 2024 · Home Events. Big Read selection ‘Heartland’ written to resonate with others. by Elisa Sand. April 29, 2024. in Events, News. Reading Time: 3 mins read. 6 0. Sarah Smarsh, left, took questions from the audience and read excerpts from her book “Heartland” at the Big Read author talk at K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library on Thursday, April 25.
Apr 25, 2024 · International best-selling author Sarah Smarsh is visiting the K.O. Lee Public Library in Aberdeen today Thursday, April 25th. Smarsh gives an introduction about her career and family background. Smarsh speaks on how her passion for writing has been there since early childhood.
4 days ago · During her childhood in America's heartland of Kansas, Sarah Smarsh saw the women around her — women who struggled with poverty, early pregnancy, and stigma of being "trailer trash" — as the strength that held their community together.
Apr 25, 2024 · Smarsh shares stories of her family living in rural Kansas during the 1980’s and 90’s and brings to light working class people who are often invisible. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities.
