More than 450 writers, including Colm Tóibín, Geraldine Brooks and Lydia Davis express ‘unequivocal’ opposition to his presidential candidacy
Hundreds of authors including Stephen King, Colm Tóibín, Lydia Davis and Geraldine Brooks have signed a statement in which they “oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J Trump for the presidency of the United States”.
Launched on Tuesday by the writers Mark Slouka and Andrew Altschul, already signed by more than 450 authors, the statement has now been posted on website ipetitions and has won more than 6,000 signatories, spanning some of the biggest names in US literature, from Pulitzer winners Jennifer Egan, Brooks and Junot Díaz to bestselling and acclaimed writers including Amy Tan, Anita Shreve, Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Cheryl Strayed and Curtis Sittenfeld.
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