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Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book
Read full article: Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson bookThis cover image released by Doubleday shows The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany, an illustrated compilation of folktales, poems, fiction and nonfiction by Graeme Gibson. โThe Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany," an illustrated compilation of folktales, poems, fiction and nonfiction that Gibson had assembled on his own, was originally published in 2005. Nothing could be more magnificent.โโThe Bedside Book of Birdsโ is divided into nine sections โ โhabitats,โ Gibson called them โ that center on such themes as birds as omens, as revelations, avengers and mysteries. The Cold War had ended, the Berlin Wall had come down in 1989 and people were saying things like โthe end of history.โ That was wrong, wrong, wrong,โ Atwood said. They're very smart, and they have very long memories.โIn his book, Gibson also describes an unexpected bond with a parrot named Harold Wilson.
Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Read full article: Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace PrizeThe Canadian writer and teacher has earned the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, officials of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials announced Monday. The award is named for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnian peace accords reached in the Ohio city. Some readers of โThe Handmaid's Taleโ saw in the leaders of authoritarian Gilead similarities to the rise of Republican Donald Trump to president in the election of 2016. Sharon Rab, the founder and chairwoman of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, praised Atwood for popular success with writing that also educates people about pressing social justice and environmental issues. โThe Testaments,โ her 2019 sequel to โThe Handmaid's Tale,โ quickly joined her bestsellers.