Margaret Atwood and the labour of literary celebrity /Lorraine York.
York, Lorraine M. 1958-
Margaret Atwood and the labour of literary celebrity /Lorraine York. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013). - 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) : illustrations, digital file
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Dead Moose and the Publishing Pie -- 1 "You Are a Necessity of Life": Atwood and Literary Agency -- 2 "Who's the Very Best at Spellin'?": Editing Margaret Atwood -- 3 Keeping O.W. Toad Hopping Along: The Atwood Office -- 4 @MargaretAtwood: Interactive Media and the Management of Literary Celebrity -- 5 "The Cloak of Visibility": Art and Industry in the Works of Margaret Atwood -- Postscript: Margaret Atwood for Mayor? Literary Celebrity in the Civic Realm.
This informative study calls overdue attention to the ways in which literary celebrity is the result not only of a writer's creativity and hard work, but also of an ongoing collaborative effort among professionals to help maintain the writer's place in the public eye.
9781442664937
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Celebrities--Canada--Biography.
Authorship--Economic aspects--Canada.
Fame--Economic aspects--Canada.
Popular culture and literature--History--Canada--20th century.
Authors, Canadian (English)--20th century--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PR9199 / .M374 2013
Margaret Atwood and the labour of literary celebrity /Lorraine York. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013). - 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) : illustrations, digital file
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Dead Moose and the Publishing Pie -- 1 "You Are a Necessity of Life": Atwood and Literary Agency -- 2 "Who's the Very Best at Spellin'?": Editing Margaret Atwood -- 3 Keeping O.W. Toad Hopping Along: The Atwood Office -- 4 @MargaretAtwood: Interactive Media and the Management of Literary Celebrity -- 5 "The Cloak of Visibility": Art and Industry in the Works of Margaret Atwood -- Postscript: Margaret Atwood for Mayor? Literary Celebrity in the Civic Realm.
This informative study calls overdue attention to the ways in which literary celebrity is the result not only of a writer's creativity and hard work, but also of an ongoing collaborative effort among professionals to help maintain the writer's place in the public eye.
9781442664937
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography.
Celebrities--Canada--Biography.
Authorship--Economic aspects--Canada.
Fame--Economic aspects--Canada.
Popular culture and literature--History--Canada--20th century.
Authors, Canadian (English)--20th century--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PR9199 / .M374 2013