Burning questions : essays and occasional pieces, 2004-2021

Atwood, Margaret 1939- (author,, narrator.). Edugyan, Esi, (narrator.). Alderman, Naomi, (narrator.). Crozier, Lorna, 1948- (narrator.). Dowd, Ann, (narrator.). El Akkad, Omar, 1982- (narrator.). Cordner, Amanda, (narrator.). Degenstein, Tess, (narrator.). Belding, Stephanie, 1971- (narrator.). Sargisson, Amelia, (narrator.). Horn, Kaniehtiio, (narrator.). MacDonald, Ann-Marie, 1958- (narrator.).

Summary: From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays--funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient--which seek answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?How can we live on our planet?Is it true? And is it fair?What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.

Record details

ISBN: 0771001622
ISBN: 9780771001628
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (19 hr., 08 min., 52 sec.)) : digital
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Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2022.

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Esi Edugyan, Naomi Alderman, Margaret Atwood, Lorna Crozier, Ann Dowd, Omar El Akkad, Amanda Cordner, Tess Degenstein, Stephanie Belding, Amelia Sargisson, Kaniehtiio Horn and Ann Marie Macdonald.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed March 22, 2022).