Famed Canadian author Margaret Atwood visited Odense, Denmark, this past week to receive the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. This award honours the renowned Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, born in Odense. Margaret Atwood is best known for her novel, adapted into the television series "The Handmaid's Tale." She was awarded for using myths, fairy tales, and … [Read more...] about Canada makes it mark in Literature in Denmark with Margaret Atwood
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Book to Movie and Back to Book?
Margaret Atwood's frighteningly realistic dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale is generating a lot of buzz these days. Admittedly, that's largely due to the widely popular Hulu original series based on the book, and perhaps some clever marketing from the studio; teams of eerie fully-decked out Handmaids have cropped up everywhere from SXSW to state legislature buildings. But … [Read more...] about The Handmaid’s Tale: Book to Movie and Back to Book?
Margaret Atwood Will Time Capsule a New Book May 26th on Periscope
Margaret Atwood is the first author that will be participating in the Future Library time capsule project, which was announced last year. The official ceremony will begin next Tuesday, May 26 and the historic moment will be captured on Periscope. Her work will remain unpublished - and unread - until 2114. Margaret posted a short essay in her involvement in the project on … [Read more...] about Margaret Atwood Will Time Capsule a New Book May 26th on Periscope
Wattpad Unveils Exclusive Content from Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Today, to coincide with the global release of Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam, Wattpad and Doubleday have teamed up to share an exclusive essay from Atwood revealing insights into the development of the critically-acclaimed dystopian trilogy, which also includes Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. This behind-the-scenes glimpse into Atwood’s inspiration for the series mixes … [Read more...] about Wattpad Unveils Exclusive Content from Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy