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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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Sanora Babb: On Donkeywork & Winged Things

On the Road with Sanora Babb Part 2: Donkeywork & Winged Things

In her introduction to Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (2001), Nancy Milford writes: “To be a biographer is a somewhat peculiar endeavor… it requires not only the tact, patience, and thoroughness of a scholar but the stamina of a horse.… read more.

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