Sarah Smarsh

Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for The New York Times , Harper's Magazine , The Guardian , and many other publications. Her first book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth , was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her second book, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs , was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Smarsh is a frequent political commentator and speaker on...See more

Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for The New York Times , Harper's Magazine , The Guardian , and many other publications. Her first book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth , was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her second book, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs , was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Smarsh is a frequent political commentator and speaker on socioeconomic class. She lives in Kansas. See less