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    [Grammys] Our Dearly Departed Carrie Fisher Won a 2018 Grammy

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    The 60th Annual Grammys are happening today, and that means hours upon hours of awards being presented. Several (we mean literally dozens) of the awards are given out in a separate ceremony that is not televised in the primetime slot, and that happened just a little bit ago.

    Perhaps one of the most interesting turns of the awards this year (although who knows, the prime time awards could still be a wash of fascinating performances and moments) was the winner for Best Spoken Word Album.

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    Carrie Fisher, who did the audiobook version of The Princess Diarist (one of the many delightful autobiographical works from the late actress) was awarded the golden gramophone, beating out Mark Ruffalo and Bernie Sanders, and Neil deGrasse Tyson in the same category.

    If you haven’t read the book and are a fan of the departed Fisher, you really should.

    Carrie’s daughter Billie Lourd posted this over on instagram after the announcement of the award:

    Mark Hamill tweeted about the award too:

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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