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Sarah Smarsh has long focused on cultural dissonance that many in her industry neglected until recently. Now, this thought-provoking collection of more than thirty of her previously published essays from the past decade demonstrates a life and a career steeped in the issues that affect our collective future. Bone of the Bone is a singular work covering one of the most tumultuous decades in civic life. Timely, filled with perspective-shifting observations, and a pleasure to read, Sarah Smarsh's essays are an important addition to any discussion on contemporary America.