John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'
Read full article: John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'In John Irvingās next book, the author is returning to St_ Cloudās, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed āThe Cider House Rules.ā.
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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 āThe Handmaid's Taleā 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. āThe Testaments,ā her 2019 sequel to āThe Handmaid's Tale,ā quickly joined her bestsellers.