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. "Because, 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 objections to Trump including the belief that "knowledge, experience, flexibility, and historical awareness are indispensable in a leader" and "because the history of dictatorship is the history of manipulation and diversion, demagoguery and lies." The letter has received over 450 signatures and is calling for more: Proud to be part of this petition of #WritersOnTrump.