Cover of "The Bad Poor: Race, Class, and the Rise of Grit Lit" by Mitch Ploskonka, featuring an old, weathered trailer in a grassy field with dark trees in the background.
A collection of nine book covers featuring works by Larry Brown, Tom Franklin, Rick Bragg, and others, showcasing popular titles in the Grit Lit genre.
Quote praising "The Bad Poor" for exploring Grit Lit through race, feminism, queerness, and disability studies and asking provocative questions about the genre.
Quote praising Mitch Ploskonka's "The Bad Poor" for its insightful meditation on poor whites and Grit Lit's role in culture and politics.
Happy #pubday to "The Bad Poor," a provocative critical examination of the rise of the Grit Lit movement by Mitch Ploskonka! Looking at issues of race, culture, and genre, Ploskonka explores work by Larry Brown, Dorothy Allison, Rick Bragg, Tom Franklin, and others.
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