Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?
How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry
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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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The Handmaid’s Tale Steps Deeper Into Darkness
The second season of the show is looking less and less like fiction
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How Margaret Atwood Learned to Type
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
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
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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How Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Built a Bird Sanctuary
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
With its dystopian theme, the series underscores a lesson: Be Prepared
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What We Mean When We Talk about Infertility
Literature propagates the myth that women who can’t conceive bear some moral failing
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