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A century ago, a socialist magazine published a manifesto calling for workers to pick up the pen, heralding the dawn of America’s proletarian literary movement. Our society’s need for working-class ...
Today on Commotion, writers Deborah Dundas, Catherine Hernandez and Niko Startis discuss a new anthology about this topic.
Today on Commotion, writers Deborah Dundas, Catherine Hernandez and Niko Stratis discuss a new anthology about this topic.
Len Deighton, the prolific British writer, best known for "The Ipcress File" and other stylish, gritty spy thrillers, has died. He was 97. According to his literary agent Tim Bates, Deighton, "passed ...
Award-winning journalist Rick Levin made a drastic career change six years ago, trading reporting at Eugene Weekly for bus driving in Eugene. During the first three years on the new job, Levin wrote ...