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- 1Margaret Atwood donates C$1m to bird research▼‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research
Author Margaret Atwood has donated C$1 million to avian research, telling the Guardian that birdwatching brings her something 'close to rapture'. The gift by the Booker Prize-winning novelist, long known for her environmental activism, is aimed at supporting scientific study of bird populations at a time when many species face steep declines from habitat loss and climate change.
- 2Filippo Bernardini, Publishing's Fake Manuscript Scammer, Reportedly Back●Filippo Bernardini Scammed the Book Business for Years. Is He Back?
Filippo Bernardini, the Italian man who posed as editors and agents to steal unpublished manuscripts from authors across the book world for years, is the subject of renewed attention over whether he is operating again. The New York Times revisits the scheme, which ensnared writers including Margaret Atwood, and asks whether the scammer, who faced US fraud charges, has resumed his activities.