This week Bill is hosting Australian Women Writers Week for Generation Four (loosely, writers who began to publish in the ‘60s, ‘70s’ and ‘80s, but do follow the link for more details and the thoughtful commentary on characteristics of that time period’s innovations) and because he loves details that
A couple of people chose to read Hag-Seed for MARM this year, which reminded me of this discussion (which you can view, alongside) from the 2018 Stratford Festival Forum: In Conversation With Margaret Atwood—“The award-winning Canadian author, essayist, poet and activist returns to the Forum for a candid conversation
Last week, I wrote about learning that Margaret Atwood has been a long-time supporter and admirer of Thomas King’s writing, a writer I’ve enjoyed reading for a couple of decades. And I teased that this week I’d be writing about someone whose books likely wouldn’t have landed in my
As anyone who participates in bookish events online knows, November is an exceptionally busy month for themed reading; if Margaret Atwood had been born in any other month, I’d’ve chosen another, but here we are. And, why choose Margaret Atwood as the subject of a reading event to begin
It’s hard to believe that’s already time for another Margaret Atwood Reading Month #MARM in November 2021. “Time is not running at its usual unvarying pace: it makes odd lurches.” (From 1996’s Alias Grace) For many, 2020 and 2021 have been challenging years; for many, looking ahead seems to
