Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

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You're an 85-year-old titan of literature, have been for a half-century now. You're Canada's best known author, 64 books and counting. And increasingly you find your work on lists of banned books, ...

From novels to poetry to essays to graphic novels, Margaret Atwood has dabbled in nearly every written medium there is, except for memoir. That changes now. “Book of Lives” (out now from Doubleday) ...

Margaret Atwood is best known for her dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” published in 1985 and adapted into an award-winning television series in 2017. Yet “The Handmaid’s Tale” is only her sixth ...

“Book of Lives” offers two distinct versions of the esteemed novelist: “Peggy Nature” and “the brooder.” By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...

Margaret Atwood is an indefatigable time traveler. The prolific Canadian author, perhaps best known for “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its phenomenally successful Hulu series adaptation, has written 17 ...

Margaret Atwood’s new “Book of Lives” is subtitled “a memoir of sorts” — and in fact, it’s a venerable sort, a cradle-to-rocking-chair telling of a celebrated life. Today, most books of this type are ...

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Margaret Atwood was in the City of Poughkeepsie on Oct. 11, 2025, receiving the Eleanor Roosevelt Center's Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature at the center's Banned Book Awards.