The Woman Who Would Be Steinbeck.

The article focuses on the literary history between John Steinbeck and Sanora Babb, particularly how Babb's work and notes influenced Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". Topics include the blurred line between appropriation and collaboration, Babb's struggle to publish her novel "Whose Names Are Unknown," and how sexism and market pressures in the publishing industry contributed to her marginalization.