author
Heywood Broun
1888–1939
A lively newspaper columnist with a sharp eye for injustice, he brought warmth, wit, and a strong social conscience to American journalism. He is also remembered as a founder of the American Newspaper Guild, linking his writing life to real-world activism.
5 Audiobooks
The Boy Grew Older
by Heywood Broun
Pieces of Hate; And Other Enthusiasms
by Heywood Broun
Seeing Things at Night
by Heywood Broun
The A. E. F.: With General Pershing and the American Forces
by Heywood Broun
Our Army at the Front
by Heywood Broun
About the author
Born in Brooklyn in 1888, Heywood Broun became one of the best-known American journalists of his time. He worked in New York as a sportswriter, columnist, and editor, and built a reputation for writing that was quick, conversational, and deeply interested in ordinary people.
His career reached beyond sports and daily commentary. Broun was known for his liberal social and political views, wrote books as well as columns, and became a visible public voice during the interwar years. He was also a founder and first president of the American Newspaper Guild, reflecting his belief that journalists should organize and stand up for fair treatment.
He died in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1939. What keeps his work interesting today is the mix of humor, empathy, and conviction in his writing: even when he was addressing public issues, he sounded like a human being talking to other human beings.