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Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian author, poet and literary critic. Atwood has won many awards, including the Booker Prize (twice), Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General’s Award (twice), and the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry

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Arts & Culture

The Decade in Icons

December 23, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the famous to the infamous, these are the personalities that helped define Canada

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Arts & Culture / December 2019

The Making of Margaret Atwood

November 18, 2019October 8, 2021 - by Tajja Isen

An oral history of the writer’s journey from student poet to cultural prophet

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The Handmaid’s Tale Steps Deeper Into Darkness

April 17, 2018July 16, 2022 - by Lauren McKeon

The second season of the show is looking less and less like fiction

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Books / December 2017

How Margaret Atwood Learned to Type

November 20, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Margaret Atwood

At sixteen, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale sat down with her parents’ portable Remington for the first time

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The Wild Rise of CanLit

October 12, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Paul Barrett

Nick Mount’s Arrival brings Canada’s 1960s literary stars to life—but overlooks the era’s diversity

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What Makes Alias Grace so Good

September 29, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Courtney Jane Walker

As a TV writer, I learned strong protagonists drive action. But the latest adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s feminist classic subverts all of that

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Environment / September 2017

How Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Built a Bird Sanctuary

August 18, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Grant Munroe

On secluded Pelee Island, the literary duo has spent decades protecting their feathered friends

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What the Handmaid’s Tale Can Teach Us about Girl Scouts

May 16, 2017July 16, 2022 - by Lynn Coady

With its dystopian theme, the series underscores a lesson: Be Prepared

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What We Mean When We Talk about Infertility

May 15, 2017April 6, 2020 - by Robin Ganev

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