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Margaret Atwood, at 85, discusses her new memoir 'Book of Lives,' her experiences shaping her work, her views on prophecy and prediction, her literary achievements, and her perspectives on current political and cultural issues, revealing her complex personality and enduring influence.
Anne Perry, a prolific British crime writer, has died at the age of 84. Perry's literary career spanned over two decades, during which she wrote more than 100 mysteries and thrillers, selling over 26 million copies worldwide. However, for nearly two decades, no one knew that the crime writer "Anne Perry" was actually the teenage murderer Juliet Hulme. At 15, Perry served five years in prison for her part in bludgeoning to death Honorah Mary Parker, her best friend Pauline Parker’s mother, in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1954. Despite her past, Perry's books grappled with murky morals, themes of sin and repentance, and garnered critical acclaim, winning her an Edgar Award in 2000.