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Sanora Babb: The Unsung Hero of the Dust Bowl Novel

Happy birthday to the one and only Sanora Babb! Today we are celebrating the beautiful life of this beloved author. 

Sanora Babb was an American author, screenwriter, and journalist who was born in Oklahoma, United States. Sanora is best known for her works of fiction, including her acclaimed novel, Whose Names Are Unknown, which was published posthumously in 2004.read more.

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On the Road with Sanora Babb: Erasing Steinbeck to Find the Ghost of My Grandmother

Sanora Babb-inspired erasure poetry on John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath.'
As I was writing the first chapter (“Sanora Babb: Challenging a Single Story of the Dust Bowl”), I was haunted by my grandmother’s ghost.
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