Margaret Atwood

The New York Times' Best Books Of 2009

The New York Times | The New York Times Book Review | Posted 11.26.2009 | Books


The Book Review has made these selections from books reviewed since Dec. 7, 2008, when we published our previous Notables list. It was not easy pickin...

The 16th Annual Giller Prize and the Future of Literature in a Digital Age

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


Marissa Bronfman

Last night the 16th annual Giller Prize celebrated excellence in Canadian literature, reminding us of the incredible dedication, passion and talent with which authors in this great nation write.

Miami Book Fair Going Strong This Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


All this week, Miami is celebrating the world of literature with its annual Book Fair. Running from November 8 - 15 and open to the public for a small...

Margaret Atwood, Anne Rice, Kazuo Ishiguro And Others Share Their Writing Tips

Wall Street Journal | ALEXANDRA ALTER | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books


Richard Powers lounges in bed all day and speaks his novels aloud to a laptop computer with voice-recognition software. Junot Diaz, author of the Puli...

Meatless Monday: Burning Down the House

Ellen Kanner | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green


Ellen Kanner

The earth is our home. It's been letting us live here rent free for six million years. The least we can do is not trash the place. Please -- that b...

Chicago's Women & Children Inspires Three Decades of Writers and Readers

Gina Frangello | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago


Gina Frangello

By the early 1990s, there were more than 100 feminist bookstores in the U.S. Now, after the explosion of chain bookstores and a changing political climate, there are a mere seven remaining.

Quebec Says Non to Arts Funding Cuts, Stephen Harper

Kriston Capps | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Kriston Capps

Canadian politician Stephen Harper, who hoped to realize his dream of a legislative majority by roughly doubling his party's standings in Quebec, won the election but lost the majority.