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Alison Littman lives in San Francisco where she’s a writer by day and standup comedian by night. A former journalist in New Mexico, she covered politics and education while also contributing articles on John F. Kennedy and The Beatles to various specialty magazines. Her feature stories focus on listening to rock 'n' roll behind the Iron Curtain and Cold War politics. Radio Underground is her first novel. ...more

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Alison Littman Reading really awesome writers--recently have been very inspired by Jenny Xie, Courtney Kampa, Norman Antonio Zelaya, Eimer McBride and Jennifer Egan!

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“imagined something absolutely brilliant and glowing beyond my view, and I refused to let go of the fantasy.”
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“imagined something absolutely brilliant and glowing beyond my view, and I refused to let go of the fantasy.”
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