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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: BONE OF THE BONE by Sarah Smarsh, read by Sarah Smarsh
Description: National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh performs a collection of her essays written from 2013-2024. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss how Smarsh’s narration captures the emotional depth of her essays. After growing up on a wheat farm in Kansas, Smarsh went on to join academia and found herself writing about her working-class childhood. Smarsh’s essays are full of sharp observations that are as relevant now as when they were first published.Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Simon & Schuster. Disco...