Two events highlighting Margaret Atwood and her work will be held in June. Below are the details.
Worthington Libraries, in partnership with eight other central Ohio libraries, will host Margaret Atwood on June 15. The acclaimed author, in conversation with WOSU’s Ann Fisher, will discuss her storied literary career, which includes the publication of The Handmaid’s Tale and its sequel, the 2019 Booker Prize-winning The Testaments. Her latest release, Burning Questions, is a collection of more than 50 essays that aim her intellect and humor at the world. Copies of Atwood’s books can be purchased for her to sign.
Tickets range from $25 to $75. Please note that some Covid restrictions may be in place during the event.
Getting Prepared for the Author Conversation:
“Margaret Atwood, an Author for our Age”
Dr. Martin Brick, associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Ohio Dominican University, will discuss Atwood and her significance as a female writer in the 20th century. He will examine her body of work and how it continues to have cultural relevance, speaking to the issues that persistently challenge society.
The event will be held on Thursday, June 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Old Worthington Library, 820 High Street. The event is free and is part of the Friends 50th anniversary celebration activities planned for this year. To register, send a message to: [email protected].
A Worthington School District resident, Dr. Brick earned his Ph.D. from Marquette University in 2009, writing a dissertation on James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. In addition to his work on Joyce, he is co-editor of the book David Foster Wallace and Religion: Essays on Faith and Fiction, and has published often on Virginia Woolf. Currently he is writing a book that examines portrayals of autism in literature and film.
About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and in Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College.
Atwood, whose work has been published in more 45 countries, is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. It is the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, now an award-winning TV series.
Her other works of fiction include Cat’s Eye, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; and Hag-Seed.
She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award. She lives in Toronto.