Stephen King, Dave Eggers, Amy Tan join hundreds of authors in signing open letter against Trump

Prestigious writer come together to create letter against Trump.
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Dave Eggers, Stephen King, Michael Chabon, Cheryl Strayed, Amy Tan, Stephen Elliott, and Jonathan Lethem are among hundreds of novelists, poets, and essayists to have signed a scathing "open letter to the American people" opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump.

"As writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power," the letter begins, going on to list numerous objections to Trump. "Knowledge, experience, flexibility, and historical awareness are indispensable in a leader," the letter reads, while "the history of dictatorship is the history of manipulation and diversion, demagoguery and lies."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.