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john reed -lrb- novelist -rrb-

john reed -lrb- born february 7 , 1969 -rrb- is an american novelist .
he is the author of four novels : `` a still small voice '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , `` snowball 's chance '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- with a preface by alexander cockburn , `` the whole '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and `` all the world 's a grave : a new play by william shakespeare '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
his fifth book , `` tales of woe '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , is a collection of twenty-five stories , chronicling true stories of abject misery .
