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Michael Handrick speaks about how the publishing industry needs to change to include more working-class writers

“Being working-class has enabled me to see what is missing and what a difference having the books I didn’t have growing up could make for others”

The author of Difference is Born on the Lips discusses his take on the hardships faced by working-class people in the publishing industry.  

Michael Handrick
Michael Handrick

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