Forum Post: Is this legit? Occupywriters.com
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 14, 2011, 3:26 p.m. EST by hairlessOrphan
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I believe it. Those who study history know that artists - writers, painters, poets - have always been the keepers of our social conscience.
Still, it would be good to have it confirmed officially.
"We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world."
Writers include:
Rosecrans Baldwin, author of You Lost Me There
Judith Butler, author of Gender Trouble (well, of course she's here)
Jonathan Dee, author of The Privileges
Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods
Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of Solitude
Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask
China Miéville, author of Embassytown
Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder
Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses
Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!
Lemony Snicket, author of A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation
Matthew Zapruder, author of Come on All You Ghosts
Source: http://occupywriters.com/
Lemony Snicket - really not even a real person.