Choosing a Book Title in the Internet Age: Margaret Atwood and MaddAddam

[Benjamin Torbert]

Can she explain why she has the exact same hair as Simon Rattle?  I've been
wondering.


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:13 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com
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> I just listened to part of an interview on cbc.ca of Margaret Atwood
> during which she spoke about her novel MaddAddam which is a
> palindrome.
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> She explained why the letter "d" was doubled in MaddAddam (appearing
> four times).
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> http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/features/2013/09/15/feature-5/
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> Atwood: But the real explanation is that I went online and there was
> already somebody who had the domain name of it with one "d".
>
> Interviewer: Really?
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> Atwood: Yes
>
> Interviewer: So by adding …
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> Atwood: By adding another "d" I was able to make a unique name that
> nobody could then claim as a porn site.
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> Garson
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