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Badass Women of AmericaSanora Babb vs Steinbeck Part 2Send a textWe promised you in the previous episode that we would offer proof that Steinbeck used the notes of Sanora Babb from interviews with Dust Bowl migrants to write The Grapes of Wrath. Did he miraculously write The Grapes of Wrath in 100 days after two failed attempts or did he write it after receiving the meticulous notes of Sanora Babb? We believe Steinbeck stole Sanora's story for his own purposes.Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of Sanora Babb vs Steinbeck.See pictures and ad...
2026-02-0333 min
Badass Women of AmericaSanora Babb vs Steinbeck - Part 1Send a textIt's difficult to sum up Sanora Babb's life. Raised in poverty, didn't attend school until age eleven, became Valedictorian of her high school class, became a journalist good enough to receive a job offer from the Los Angeles Times in early 1929 but when she arrives to start the job she's turned away due to the sudden stock market crash. Where does she go from here? It's an interesting journey. One that takes her all over the country, into Mexico and back to Los Angeles to pursue her desire to write a novel abou...
2026-01-2726 min
Lost Ladies of LitRadclyffe Hall — The Well of Loneliness with Iris Jamahl DunkleSend us a textOften called “the lesbian Bible,” Radclyffe Hall’s 1928 novel The Well of Loneliness has been sparking debate for nearly a century. Banned in the UK after an infamous obscenity trial, the book remains a lightening rod for readers — some revere it, others can’t stand it. We’ll explore what makes this groundbreaking novel so remarkable (and so divisive) with returning guest Iris Jamahl Dunkle, who found inspiration in Hall’s protagonist for her forthcoming book on strong-bodied women who refuse to conform to society’s standards.Mentioned in this episode:Kim and Amy...
2025-10-1442 min
Colorado MattersMarch 25, 2025: Local vs. state control over housing; Sanora Babb's journey from Dust Bowl to authorThe state wants to ease the housing crunch by having cities allow more homes in less space and with less parking. But not everyone agrees it's the right approach. We'll explore the debate and how some cities are pushing back with Purplish. Then, from her challenging years on a southern Colorado broomcorn farm to the hills of Hollywood, the story of author Sanora Babb, "Riding Like the Wind."
2025-03-2548 min
WritersCastWriterscastRiding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb — Iris Jamahl Dunkle — University of California Press — Hardcover — 9780520395442 — 416 pages — $27.95 — October 15, 2024 — ebook versions available at lower prices.
“This absorbing biography, written with both affection and admiration, shows Babb as one of the most indefatigable characters in American literary history.”—The New Republic
Perhaps sparked by years of exploring the shelves of used bookstores and the libraries of older writers, I’ve long been interested in learning about and reading works by “lost” writers, especially from the early to mid-twentieth century. At various times, I’ve sought out and published some relatively obscure novels and memoirs in hopes of...
2025-03-0335 minWritersCastWriterscastRiding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb — Iris Jamahl Dunkle — University of California Press — Hardcover — 9780520395442 — 416 pages — $27.95 — October 15, 2024 — ebook versions available at lower prices.
“This absorbing biography, written with both affection and admiration, shows Babb as one of the most indefatigable characters in American literary history.”—The New Republic
Perhaps sparked by years of exploring the shelves of used bookstores and the libraries of older writers, I’ve long been interested in learning about and reading works by “lost” writers, especially from the early to mid-twentieth century. At various times, I’ve sought out and published some relatively obscure novels and memoirs in hopes of...
2025-03-0335 min
Rádio CompanhiaOswald de Andrade: além do modernismoOswald de Andrade foi um dos grandes provocadores da literatura brasileira, mas será que ele é apenas um nome da Semana de 22? No episódio de hoje, recebemos Lira Neto, autor da nova biografia "Oswald de Andrade: Mau Selvagem", e Bruna Kalil Othero, pesquisadora de modernismo e feminismo e autora do livro "O presidente pornô", para discutir o legado desse escritor irreverente. Falamos sobre sua obra para além dos manifestos, suas relações pessoais e intelectuais e sua influência na literatura e na cultura brasileira hoje.
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2025-02-191h 01
TBR LowdownWe Discuss The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora BabIn season 4 episode 151, we discuss The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb.
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2024-12-091h 23
Access UtahSanora Babb: Capturing the stories of migrant Dust Bowl farmworkers on Access UtahA new biography revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. John Steinbeck relied on Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers to write "The Grapes of Wrath."
2024-11-1349 min
A Novel IdeaIris Jamal Dunkle onVoices of writers, voices of creative, accomplished women have gotten lost in the fog of other people’s fame, and mostly by the conventions and male-centric perspective that permeated the 20 th century literary scene in America. Iris Jamal Dunkle intends to change that and joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on her current biography, Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb, and her previous book, Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer. It’s A Novel Idea. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org .
2024-10-2000 minA Novel IdeaIris Jamal Dunkle onVoices of writers, voices of creative, accomplished women have gotten lost in the fog of other people’s fame, and mostly by the conventions and male-centric perspective that permeated the 20 th century literary scene in America. Iris Jamal Dunkle intends to change that and joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on her current biography, Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb, and her previous book, Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer. It’s A Novel Idea. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org .
2024-10-2000 minLost Ladies of LitSanora Babb — Whose Names Are Unknown with Iris Jamahl DunkleSend us a textGrowing up on the Great Plains and witnessing the struggles of migrant workers in California made Sanora Babb uniquely qualified to write the story of the Dust Bowl. Her novel Whose Names Are Unknown was slated for publication by Random House in 1939 until The Grapes of Wrath beat her book to the punch. John Steinbeck actually used Babb’s notes and research to write his Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, but did he get the story right? Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author of a new biography on Babb, join...
2024-10-1543 min
Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press PodcastIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0650 min
New Books with Miranda MelcherIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0650 min
New Books in American StudiesIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0652 min
New Books in the American WestIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0650 min
New Books in Women's HistoryIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0652 min
New Books in Intellectual HistoryIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0652 min
New Books in Biography & MemoirIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0652 min
New Books in Literary StudiesIris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb (University of California Press, 2024), renowned biographer Dr. Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.Dunkle follows Babb from her impoverished childhood in eastern Colorado to California. There, she befriended the era's...
2024-10-0652 min
My Blog » lowe13Download/Read EPUB On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint Series) By Sanora Babb any formatLink To Download : https://recomendedbook.com/?book=0292721447 To Read or Download On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint Series) by Sanora Babb Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center […]
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Women of Letters“I didn’t know you could be a writer”: Iris Jamahl Dunkle on her career as a biographer and poetAll of us, I think, have had the experience of seeing someone else take credit for something we’ve done. But how many of us can say that our work was used by another person to earn a Nobel Prize?The American novelist, poet, and editor Sanora Babb can, as Iris so brilliantly illuminates in her forthcoming biography, Riding Like the Wind. In Babb’s case, it was John Steinbeck who took credit for her work when — despite lacking her permission — he used her notes to write The Grapes of Wrath. His novel went on to win not only...
2024-09-1854 min
fiction/non/fictionIris Jamahl Dunkle and Kelly McMasters on Biographical EthicsFollowing Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s accusations of unethical behavior on the part of Musk’s authorized biographer, memoirist Kelly McMasters and biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the ethics of biography. Dunkle, the author of Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb, talks about using archives to restore the history of Babb, the writer whose notes John Steinbeck used to research The Grapes of Wrath, and how women’s lives are often wrongly or incompletely depicted. McMasters, a memoirist whose recent book The Leaving...
2024-08-2252 min
fiction/non/fictionS7 Ep. 47: Iris Jamahl Dunkle and Kelly McMasters on Biographical EthicsFollowing Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s accusations of unethical behavior on the part of Musk’s authorized biographer, memoirist Kelly McMasters and biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the ethics of biography. Dunkle, the author of Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb, talks about using archives to restore the history of Babb, the writer whose notes John Steinbeck used to research The Grapes of Wrath, and how women’s lives are often wrongly or incompletely depicted. McMasters, a memoirist whose recent book The Leaving...
2024-08-2248 minAccess UtahSanora Babb: Capturing the stories of migrant Dust Bowl farmworkers on Access UtahA new biography revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. John Steinbeck relied on Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers to write "The Grapes of Wrath."
2024-07-3049 minTBR LowdownWe Discuss Grapes of Wrath and Whose Names are Unknown [UPCOMING]STAY TUNED FOR THIS UPCOMING EPISODE....
The Grapes of Wrath was published today in 1939.
We have been reading The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb, and we will have a deep dive discussion about both books and their publishing history. You don't want to miss this episode!
2024-04-1403 min
RazzleFratChapter 43: Henry Fonda Can Get ItWelcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we rly said TREAT YO SELF (we had a Friday night out that made our bank accounts super mad but our hearts super happy). Also, daylight is BACK, baby. So long, depression, we’re totally healed. Then, we discuss our latest film adaptation watch: The Grapes of Wrath! Ashtin is insane and Allie is a really good sport. Join us next time for our book club reading of Family Meal by Bryan Washington. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our jo...
2024-03-201h 09
Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourMichael French, Scott Ebersold, Cami Rothmuller, and Iris Jamahl-DunkleOn the 2/14/24 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Michael French returns to the show with Scott Ebersold to discuss The Laramie Project, which is the current riveting contemporary drama organized by the Department of Theater and Dance. Ebersold describes his casting process, and how he utilizes both acting and directing techniques to explore the depths of the characters. Michael French shares information about upcoming music and exhibit events which can be found using this link: arts.ucdavis.edu/theatre-and-dance. Cami Rothmuller introduces her upcoming larger works: a manuscript about a woman going craz...
2024-02-1555 min
Paul and Corey Cross the StreamsPaul and Corey Cross the Streams: S5E14 [THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)] In solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike (the latter of which Paul and Corey are both members), Paul and Corey have decided to change things up: For the duration of the strike, they will: 1) cover only films about labor unions/strikes/solidarity/etc.; 2) not cover any new releases (that includes Corey's Pass or Plays); and 3) not recommend any streaming services for where you can find these films. Following Corey's choice, Billy Elliot (2000), Paul wanted to take it back to the Dust Bowl - The Grapes of Wrath (1940). There is soooo much to cover: the novel, John Stei...
2023-09-151h 17RazzleFratChapter 29: What Murder?Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week Allie is in the throes of fever dreams and Ashtin is packing her fall schedule to stave off The Void™. So, we’re obviously THRIVING and totally qualified to be your pretend professors. We chat through our favorite campus novels and discuss what books we’d assign if we were your English teachers. Don’t worry, we’d never be allowed near an actual classroom. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewe...
2023-08-301h 11Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourIris Jamahl Dunkle and Allegra SilbersteinOn the 8/16/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Iris Jamahl Dunkle explores her developed interest in Dust Bowl literature as a result of her grandmother's experiences with the disaster, as well through her own study of Sanora Babb as a biographer. Dr. Andy and Dunkle discuss the importance of rediscovering talented female writers of the past. Dunkle shares the connections she makes through her work as a biographer and poet, using poetry as a response to documents and artifacts as means of processing the story. She then shares her poem “Artifact” about Charmaine London (wife of...
2023-08-1758 minLost Ladies of LitJanet Lewis — The Wife of Martin Guerre with Iris Jamahl DunkleSend us a textSet in 16th-century France and published in 1941, Janet Lewis’s “The Wife of Martin Guerre” revolves around one woman's struggle to reconcile cold facts with the truth in her heart. Inspired by a real historical incident, the novella delves into the trial of a woman who faces a predicament when her long-lost husband unexpectedly reappears. Our guest is poet, biographer, and UC Davis professor Iris Jamahl Dunkle. Discussed: Yvor WintersErnest HemingwayTillie OlsenThe Wife of Martin Guerre (novel) by Janet...
2023-08-0838 min
Okie BookcastUniversity of Oklahoma Press Editorial Director, Andrew BerzanskisText the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 34! I had the joy of talking with Andrew Berzanskis, Editorial Director for the University of Oklahoma Press. Andrew has worked in publishing for two decades, during which his work involved acquiring books for the University of Washington Press, West Virginia University Press, and the University of Georgia Press. He got his start in university press publishing through an editorial fellowship at the University of Texas Press. In our conversation, you’ll learn about the mission of OU Press and some of the similarities and differences between university pr...
2023-01-1737 min
ScheppingsdriftExodusHet is het belangrijkste verhaal in de Hebreeuwse Bijbel: de Uittocht uit Egypte, oftewel de Exodus. Het bevat enkele van de greatest hits uit de Bijbel: o.a. de tien plagen en Mozes die de Rode Zee splijt. Maar naast het spektakel is het perspectief dat het verhaal kiest uniek. Niet de onderdrukkers, maar de verdrukten, de totslaafgemaakten die bevrijd worden, staan centraal.
Ook festival Musica Sacra besteedt dit jaar aandacht aan het thema Exodus. Ab heeft meerdere werken die daar te horen zijn meegenomen. En Lieke heeft voor ons alvast de fototentoonstelling bekeken en een indrukwekkende...
2022-09-1253 min
Prosecco N Prose | A Book ClubThe Four Winds - by Kristin HannahSend us a textWendy and Amy step back into historical fiction with Kristin Hannah's novel The Four Winds. They look at how the power of family and familial love, or a lack of it, can shape generations, and learn just how fitting a symbol like the little copper wheat penny is in the story. Do you believe in the power of family or luck? Pop a cork to the power of family!Please FOLLOW, RATE, and REVIEW us on APPLE Or SPOTIFY PODCASTS. LINKS MENTIONED IN SHOWKristin H...
2021-09-0141 min
Poured OverKristin Hannah on FOUR WINDSVianne and Isabelle, Leni, Elsa: Millions of readers have fallen head-over-heels for the heroines of Kristin Hannah's most recent blockbusters, each one an unforgettable literary page-turner combining character, story and emotional payoff. Kristin joins us on the show to take readers behind the scenes of three of her biggest books, her evolution as a writer and more. Featured books: The Four Winds, The Great Alone and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (a B&N Book Club Pick); Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger; The Nickel Boys and Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead...
2021-08-1235 min
Damned Scribbling WomenDSW Episode 4: Replace John Steinbeck with Toni Morrison, Louise Erdrich, Alice Walker, Willa Cather & Sanora BabbI mean, a white man plagiarizing about how hard life is for white men in America is a real fresh perspective – so sure, canonize him and make kids read his crap over and over . . .or instead, let’s read these gorgeous (better) books about life in America written by incredible (better) women: Toni Morrison * The Bluest Eye * Beloved * Song of Solomon Louise Erdrich * Love Medicine * The Round House * Tracks * The Beet Queen * The Bingo Palace Alice Walker * The Color Purple * Meridian * The Temple of My Familiar
2020-07-1540 min
Re:Read003: The Gals of WrathIn Episode 003, "The Gals of Wrath" tackle The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and consider the dual trauma of the Dust Bowl and Depression, the power and pitfalls of the protest novel, and the plausibility of a central character going missing halfway through this book. Seriously, where did Noah GO?Travel with us as we join the Joads and make our way from Oklahoma to the Golden State!To reread with us, grab a copy of The Grapes of Wrath at your local bookstore or neighborhood library, or download it from your favorite digital...
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