Susan Shillinglaw

About the Author

Since 1984, Susan Shillinglaw has been a Professor of English at San Jose State University, where she was Director of the University’s Center for Steinbeck Studies for 18 years. She was also Director of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas from 2015-2018. Dr. Shillinglaw has published widely on John Steinbeck, most recently Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage and On ReadingThe Grapes of Wrath. She has served on the boards of Hopkins Marine Station, the Cannery Row Foundation, SJSU’s Center for Steinbeck Studies, the National Steinbeck Center, and the Western Flyer Foundation.