Saturday, November 17, 2007
Margaret Atwood - inventor of LongPen
Friends of the Earth Patron, Margaret Atwood, is the literary genius behind novels like The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake.
She's also the inventor of LongPen – which basically lets you sign books anywhere in the world without leaving your bedroom. Famous advocates include best-selling authors Dean Koontz and Kate Mosse.
Margaret is using LongPen instead of flying to this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival (5-14 Oct). Together with fellow writer and husband Graeme Gibson, she's a keen environmentalist.
What was the inspiration behind LongPen?
There were many – one happy result is that you can sign books from faraway without actually transporting your body there.
See full Article.