Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood was inspired to write her latest book after seeing ads on the subway. Find out why.

An episode of the The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos Audio Podcast podcast, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, titled "Margaret Atwood" was published on August 3, 2009 and runs 13 minutes.

August 3, 2009 ·13m · The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos Audio Podcast

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Margaret Atwood started writing at the tender age of 5. In university, she self-published her first book of poems and won her first Governor General's Award in her 20's. Margaret is best-known for her novels like 'Surfacing,' 'A Handmaid's Tale,' and 'Oryx and Crake.' But she's also written essays, satire, kid's books, operas, and cartoons. She's also won almost every major literary award under the sun. In her latest book, Margaret tackles the subject of debt. She started working on it back in 2005 - when we are all living high and it hit stores just weeks after the financial crisis kicked in last fall. It's called 'Payback - Debt and The Shadow Side of Wealth.'

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Margaret Atwood started writing at the tender age of 5. In university, she self-published her first book of poems and won her first Governor General's Award in her 20's. Margaret is best-known for her novels like 'Surfacing,' 'A Handmaid's Tale,' and 'Oryx and Crake.' But she's also written essays, satire, kid's books, operas, and cartoons. She's also won almost every major literary award under the sun. In her latest book, Margaret tackles the subject of debt. She started working on it back in 2005 - when we are all living high and it hit stores just weeks after the financial crisis kicked in last fall. It's called 'Payback - Debt and The Shadow Side of Wealth.'

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