Margaret Atwood

The inspiration behind 'The Handmaid’s Tale'

Who was Mary Webster and why did Margaret Atwood dedicate "The Handmaid’s Tale" to her?

The inspiration behind 'The Handmaid’s Tale'
Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.

The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights

The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights

The inspiration behind 'The Handmaid’s Tale'

The inspiration behind 'The Handmaid’s Tale'
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A 17th-century alleged witch inspired Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'

A 17th-century alleged witch inspired Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'
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Fiction isn't far off from reality in Margaret Atwood's latest dystopic novel

Fiction isn't far off from reality in Margaret Atwood's latest dystopic novel
A girl reads on a hill in Glastonbury, England.

Here's what a novel can do for the environment that no study can

"What a joy it is to see Margaret Atwood taking such delicious pleasure in the end of the world," wrote the New York Times in its review of Margaret Atwood's novel, "MaddAddam." Atwood says her novels are way to cope with frightening environmental issues, but also a way to deepen understanding of what's at stake.

Here's what a novel can do for the environment that no study can
Mavis Gallant is shown in Montreal in October 1981.

Mavis Gallant never got over being abandoned as a child — and it shaped her writing

Mavis Gallant, a Canadian short-story writer died on February 18, 2013. Writer Daphne Kalotay, a Mavis scholar who met the acclaimed writer, aspires to be able to write like she does.

Mavis Gallant never got over being abandoned as a child — and it shaped her writing
Canadian author Alice Munro's books sit on the bookshelf as her former husband Jim stands at the front counter at Munro's Bookstore in Victoria, British Columbia October 10, 2013.

Alice Munro, 'the Chekhov of Canada,' wins the Nobel Prize for Literature

"Alice Munro's characters are very complicated, spiky people. They are not easily likeable. They are not cuddly and loveable." As a writer, Alice Munro is completely unafraid, and that's her genius.

Alice Munro, 'the Chekhov of Canada,' wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
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Marines in Afghanistan Escape in a Good Book

Some troops in Afghanistan spend their off hours trying to escape the tensions of the battlefield with books.

Marines in Afghanistan Escape in a Good Book
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Why is teen dystopian literature on the rise?

Why is teen dystopian literature on the rise?
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Margaret Atwood and 'The Year Of The Flood'

Margaret Atwood, the Canadian writer famous for her inventive and dark novels talks with us about science, devotion, and her new novel, 'The Year Of The Flood.'

Margaret Atwood and 'The Year Of The Flood'