Don't miss author and literary titan Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaids Tale and its sequel The Testaments. Ms. Atwood will be in conversation with WOSU’s Ann Fisher. Tickets on sale May 1st.
Don't miss legendary author Margaret Atwood in conversation with WOSU’s Ann Fisher. Ms. Atwood will discuss her storied literary career, including publication of The Handmaid’s Tale and its sequel, the 2019 Booker Prize-winning The Testaments. She will also discuss her latest release, Burning Questions, a collection of more than 50 essays that aim her intellect and humor at the world.
Tickets to see Margaret Atwood range from $25-$75 and can be purchased at cbusarts.com.
Books will be available for purchase at the event and online through Gramercy Books at Gramercy Books.
MORE ABOUT MARGARET ATWOOD
Margaret Atwood has long been a literary titan. With her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale adapted into an Emmy Award-winning television series, and its sequel, The Testaments, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, Atwood’s sharp eye is more crucial—and prescient—than ever. Her latest release, Burning Questions, is a collection of more than 50 essays that aim her prodigious intellect and impish humor at our world.
Atwood is the winner of many international literary awards, including the prestigious Booker Prize, as well as the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle. In October 2019, she was presented with the Companion of Honor award by Queen Elizabeth, making Atwood only the third Canadian to receive the honor. She is the author of more than fifty volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and non-fiction; perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman, The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, and The Year of the Flood. Her non-fiction book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, part of the Massey Lecture series, was made into a documentary. The Oryx and Crake trilogy is being adapted into an HBO TV series by celebrated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Her work has been published in more than 40 languages and she is a founder of the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
BROUGHT TO YOU IN PARTNERSHIP
This special event is brought to you through a central Ohio partnership of libraries including Bexley Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Grandview Heights Public Library, London Public Library, Plain City Public Library, Southwest Public Libraries, Upper Arlington Public Library, Westerville Public Library and Worthington Libraries.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Civics, Current Events, and History | Books, Reading, and Storytelling | Arts, Music, and Popular Culture |
TAGS: | The Testaments | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | Burning Questions | Bexley Library | Ann Fisher | 2254 east main |
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