October 22, 2019
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1. Harold Bloom, author and literary critic, dies at age 89 2. Booker Prize 2019 Goes to Two: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo 3. Online bookstores can be sued if they are not accessible for blind people 4. Fiona Benson wins Forward prize … Continue reading
December 4, 2018
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1. Aspen Words Prize Longlist of 16 Titles for 2019 Prize in Issue-Driven Fiction 2. Margaret Atwood Is Writing A Sequel To The Handmaid’s Tale 3. Sally Rooney’s Normal People named Waterstones book of the year 4. P is for … Continue reading
November 8, 2018
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Dystopian fiction has attained cult status. Take The Handmaid’s Tale, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go. The new-found popularity of these novels reflects the preferences of a readership who are unable to make sense of the grim … Continue reading
February 6, 2018
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1. The Google Assistant can now read you audiobooks from Google Play 2.Chilean poet and physicist Nicanor Parra dies at 103 3. 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist Announced 4. Margaret Atwood says Handmaid’s Tale TV show profits went to MGM, not … Continue reading
May 25, 2017
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The Handmaid’s Tale is a talking point; this book by Margaret Atwood seems eerie now in the light of how lightly women’s rights are being taken world over. The story that is now a TV series had its roots in … Continue reading
November 17, 2016
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I came across an enlightening video featuring Margaret Atwood where she explains how Shakespeare could help prisoners. “People are very conflicted about what prisons are for,” Atwood states at the beginning. “Are they to punish people and make them have … Continue reading
June 23, 2016
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Have you read part 1 of this book review yet? Atwood also talks about the role of duplicity in a writer’s life. She reminds us of Clark Kent and his heroic double Superman. Epics have their fair share of doubles … Continue reading
June 16, 2016
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In On Writers and Writing, Margaret Atwood, a famous writer herself, talks about many of the existential questions that writers and readers face. Atwood was asked to give six lectures on the subject for the Empson Lectures at the University … Continue reading
November 25, 2015
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Want to embed this quote on your blog or website? Use the following code. Related articles Margaret Atwood on John Wyndham Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last – Review A Tale About Me, My Coworkers, and Margaret Atwood
October 14, 2015
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Want to embed this quote on your blog or website? Use the following code. Related articles Margaret Atwood on John Wyndham A State of Wonder: Margaret Atwood on How Technology Shapes Storytelling While Obeying Its Eternal Constants The Heart Goes … Continue reading