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Sarah Smarsh

American nonficiton writer (born 1980).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

2018—2020

Recognition span

Author in the index

Sarah Smarsh has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2018 and 2020. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize1

J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize1

Kirkus Prize1

National Book Awards1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Arts & Criticism1

Memoir & Autobiography1

Indexed works

Books by Sarah Smarsh

2 books · sorted by recognition

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on EarthMemoir & Autobiography201814 pts She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her SongsArts & Criticism20204 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2018	Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth	Memoir & Autobiography	14	1	4	Scribner
2020	She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs	Arts & Criticism	4	0	1	Scribner

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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