NewsAlert: Canadian author Graeme Gibson dead at 85

Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson stop on the red carpet at the Scotiabank Giller Bank Prize gala in Toronto on Monday, November 19, 2018. Penguin Random House Canada says Canadian author Graeme Gibson has died at 85. He is survived by his partner, Margaret Atwood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

By The Canadian Press

Posted Sep 18, 2019 12:11:09 PM.

Penguin Random House Canada says Canadian author Graeme Gibson has died at 85.

He is survived by his partner, Margaret Atwood.

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