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Margaret AtwoodEvery podcast appearance, updated as new ones drop

author of The Handmaid's Tale, feminist and speculative fiction podcast circuit

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~40

Tracked from 21 Jun 2010 to 26 Apr 2026

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  • Margaret Atwood, The Maddaddam Trilogy, 2013

    Margaret Atwood, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios OCtober 3, 2013 while on tour for the novel “Maddaddam.” These days, the great Canadian author Margaret Atwood is best known for her books The Handmaid’s Tale and its 2019 sequel, The Testaments, both of which have become acclaimed television series and miniseries, respectively. But along with several other novels, story and essay collections, there’s a somewhat satirical dystopian speculative fiction series, known collectively as the Maddadam trilogy, consisting of Oryx and Crake, the Year of the Flood and Maddaddam. I interviewed Margaret Atwood for each book in the series, and this interview, the most recent interview to date, concerned that third novel, Maddaddam. This is the last of eight interviews with Margaret Atwood conducted between the years 1989 and 2013, and has not aired in over a decade. The post Margaret Atwood, The Maddaddam Trilogy, 2013 appeared first on KPFA .

  • Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 23, 2026: Margaret Atwood – Walter Mosley

    Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Margaret Atwood: “Maddaddam,” 2013 Margaret Atwood, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios OCtober 3, 2013 while on tour for the novel “Maddaddam.” These days, the great Canadian author Margaret Atwood is best known for her books The Handmaid’s Tale and its 2019 sequel, The Testaments, both of which have become acclaimed television series and miniseries, respectively. But along with several other novels, story and essay collections, there’s a somewhat satirical dystopian speculative fiction series, known collectively as the Maddadam trilogy, consisting of Oryx and Crake, the Year of the Flood and Maddaddam. I interviewed Margaret Atwood for each book in the series, and this interview, the most recent interview to date, concerned that third novel, Maddaddam. This is the last of eight interviews with Margaret Atwood conducted between the years 1989 and 2013, and has not aired in over a decade. Walter Mosley: The Easy Rawlins and King Oliver Suspense Novels, 2025 Walter Mosley in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded March 5, 2025 discussing his two recent novels, “Been Wrong So Long It Looks Like Right,” a Joe King Oliver novel, and “Farewell, Amethystine,” an Easy Rawlins novel, now out in trade paperback. Today, Walter Mosley is one of America’s leading authors. He is best known for his series of mystery novels featuring the characters of Easy Rawlins and Mouse. To date, there are now twenty non-series novels by Walter Mosley, the most recent titled Touched, published in 2023, Along with three Fearless Jones novels, six Leonid McGill mysteries, three Socrates Fortlow books, three books in the Crosstown to Oblivion series, three books in the King Oliver series, plus two graphic novels, two plays, and six works of non-fiction. Always Outnumbered became a television film in 1998 starring Laurence Fishburne, and a TV miniseries titled The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray, based on Walter Mosley’s book, starring Samuel L. Jackson, on Apple+. At present, an adaptation of his novel The Man in My Basement is in post-production. Walter Mosley’s follow-up Easy Rawlins novel, Grey Dawn, was published in September 2025. The next King Oliver novel, Hanging and Burning, will be published in October 2026. A stand-alone novel, Ghalen: A Romance in Black, will be published in May, 2026. The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 23, 2026: Margaret Atwood – Walter Mosley appeared first on KPFA .

  • Sunday Pick: Margaret Atwood on what AI can’t replace | from ReThinking with Adam Grant
    TED Talks Daily

    Margaret Atwood is best known as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, and she’s won a slew of awards for her novels, poetry collections, and children’s books. Now, at the age of 86, she’s written her first memoir, The Book of Lives. In this episode, Adam and Margaret break down her perspective on what creative jobs AI will and won’t threaten and discuss the evidence on the benefits of reading banned books. They also muse about why heroes need monsters and what it means to be delightfully disagreeable. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Margaret Atwood: How Did The Handmaid’s Tale Come Into Being?
    Alles gesagt?

    She is one of the most influential writers in the world, and her best-known novel "The Handmaid’s Tale" became an equally successful series. Now Margaret Atwood is a guest on the endless podcast. A German AI translation of this conversation can also be found on the usual podcast platforms and here on www.zeit.de . It is available to subscribers only. She talks about her childhood in the wilds of Canada, about the dreams she still has today – and about her international breakthrough as a bestselling author. She reflects on her definition of feminism and on her hope for a better America: “Donald Trump is in trouble.” She recalls how it came about that, in 1984, she began writing her dystopian novel "The Handmaid’s Tale" in West Berlin. The book appeared a year later, was first adapted for film by Volker Schlöndorff in 1990, and from 2017 onward turned into an award-winning series. Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, Canada. She studied at the University of Toronto and at Harvard, taught literature, and published poetry and literary criticism. Her first novel, The Edible Woman, appeared in 1969. To this day she has published more than 60 books; most recently "Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts", even though she never wanted to write an autobiography. Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards for her work, among them the Booker Prize (twice), the Franz Kafka Prize, and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. In the podcast, she remembers the first clothes she designed for herself as a teenager, speaks about her husband, the ornithologist and writer Graeme Gibson – and mentions that she still reads books in German, most recently a volume of Bavarian fairy tales. After 2 hours and 21 minutes, Margaret Atwood ends the conversation – for on "Alles Gesagt?", only the guest may do so. Produktion: Pool Artists Redaktion: Hannah Schraven, Sophie Hübner, Sophia Hubel, Vincent Mank Gästemanagement: Jule Tautz, Paula Georgi Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Schreiben Sie eine Mail an allesgesagt@zeit.de . Seit dem 15.01.2025 sind Teile des Archivs von Alles gesagt? nur noch exklusiv mit einem Digital- oder Podcastabo der ZEIT zu hören – auf zeit.de , auf Apple Podcasts und auf Spotify. Ein kostenloses Probeabo können Sie hier abschließen. Wie Sie Ihr Abo mit Spotify oder Apple Podcasts verbinden, lesen Sie hie r . [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER . [ANZEIGE] Mehr hören? Dann testen Sie unser Podcastabo mit Zugriff auf alle Dokupodcasts und unser Podcastarchiv. Jetzt 4 Wochen kostenl os testen . Und falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos DIE ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Ange bot .

  • Deutsche KI-Übersetzung: Margaret Atwood, wie entstand "Der Report der Magd"?
    Alles gesagt?

    Sie ist eine der einflussreichsten Schriftstellerinnen der Welt, aus ihrem bekanntesten Roman "Der Report der Magd" wurde eine ebenso erfolgreiche Serie. Jetzt ist Margaret Atwood zu Gast im unendlichen Podcast. Dies ist eine deutsche KI-Übersetzung des englischen Originalgesprächs. Sie ist nur für Abonnenten abrufbar. Das englische Original ist frei zugänglich und ebenfalls auf den üblichen Podcastplattformen zu finden. Sie erzählt von ihrer Kindheit in der wilden Natur Kanadas, von ihren Träumen, die sie bis heute hat – und von ihrem internationalen Durchbruch als Bestsellerautorin. Sie spricht über ihre Definition von Feminismus und über ihre Hoffnung auf ein besseres Amerika: "Donald Trump ist in Schwierigkeiten." Sie erinnert sich daran, wie es kam, dass sie 1984 in Westberlin anfing, ihren dystopischen Roman "Der Report der Magd" zu schreiben, der ein Jahr später erschien, zunächst 1990 von Volker Schlöndorff verfilmt und von 2017 an in eine Serie verwandelt wurde, die zahlreiche Preise erhielt. Margaret Atwood wurde 1939 im kanadischen Ottawa geboren. Sie studierte an der Universität von Toronto und in Harvard, lehrte Literaturwissenschaften, veröffentlichte Gedichte und Literaturkritiken. 1969 erschien ihr erster Roman "Die essbare Frau". Bis heute hat sie mehr als 60 Bücher veröffentlicht, zuletzt erschien "Book of Lives – So etwas wie Memoiren", obwohl sie nie eine Autobiografie schreiben wollte. Margaret Atwood wurde für ihr Werk vielfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem zweimal mit dem Booker Prize, mit dem Franz-Kafka-Preis und mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels. Im Podcast erinnert sie sich an die ersten Kleider, die sie als Jugendliche selbst entwarf, an ihren Ehemann, den Ornithologen und Schriftsteller Graeme Gibson – und erzählt, dass sie bis heute Bücher auf Deutsch liest, zuletzt einen Band mit bayerischen Märchen. Nach 2 Stunden und 21 Minuten beendet Margaret Atwood das Gespräch, denn das kann bei "Alles gesagt?" nur die Gästin. Produktion: Pool Artists Redaktion: Hannah Schraven, Sophie Hübner, Sophia Hubel, Vincent Mank Gästemanagement: Jule Tautz, Paula Georgi Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Schreiben Sie eine Mail an allesgesagt@zeit. de . Seit dem 15.01.2025 sind Teile des Archivs von Alles gesagt? nur noch exklusiv mit einem Digital- oder Podcastabo der ZEIT zu hören – auf zeit.de , auf Apple Podcasts und auf Spotify. Ein kostenloses Probeabo können Sie hier abschließen. Wie Sie Ihr Abo mit Spotify oder Apple Podcasts verbinden, lesen Sie hie r . [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER . [ANZEIGE] Mehr hören? Dann testen Sie unser Podcastabo mit Zugriff auf alle Dokupodcasts und unser Podcastarchiv. Jetzt 4 Wochen kostenl os testen . Und falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos DIE ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Ange bot .

  • Paper Boat by Margaret Atwood

    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/219724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Boat Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Margaret Atwood Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Release date: 10-08-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood—a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes—Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023 assembles Atwood’s most vital poems in one essential volume. In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood gives voice to remarkably drawn characters—mythological figures, animals, and everyday people—all of whom have something to say about what it means to live in a world as strange as our own.

  • The Margaret Atwood Episode

    The Margaret Atwood Episode Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her work has been published in more than 45 countries. The Testaments, her most recent novel, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. It is the long awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, now an award-winning TV series. Margaret’s other works of fiction include Cat’s Eye, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; the Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; the MaddAddam Trilogy; and Hag-Seed. Ms. Atwood is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award. Together with her late husband Graeme Gibson, Margaret was also awarded the Nature Canada Award for Conservation Advocacy. In this episode, Margaret shares her thoughts on religion, history, politics, abortion… and asks me to join her cult. FIND MARGARET: www.margaretatwood.ca Support this podcast on Patreon (starting as low as $2/month) and get access to bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/janiceselbie Thanks to my newest patrons: Joel and Marie. Every dollar helps. Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcast Follow Janice and the Conference on Religious Trauma on Social Media: Mastodon: JaniceSelbie@mas.to Threads: wisecounsellor@threads.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/divorcereligion Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellor Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComeToCORT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligion TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/ The Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician. Support the show

  • 134 – Margaret Atwood & Hope in the Dystopia
    Talking Scared

    Send us a text There is no cool and collected way to introduce this week’s episode. Our guest is Margaret Atwood. Yes, that Margaret Atwood. The author of The Handmaid’s Tale. One of the few writer’s who genuinely deserves to be called an icon (though she may be tired of the term). She published her first novel in 1969 and now as she enters her seventh decade of writing, her stories are no less challenging or surprising. Her new collection, Old Babes in the Wood is a feast of darkness and light. It swerves from myth to sci-fi, to body horror, all bookended by stories about love and loss and grief. And she came on this little show to talk about it. We unveil the inspirations behind some of the stories. We talk about disease and dystopia through history, the dangers of Canadian wilderness, men who turn into bears, the relationship of horror and slapstick, and her own haunted house. It was a privilege. Enjoy! Old Babes in the Wood was published by on March 7th by Vintage and Doubleday Other books mentioned in this episode include: Bunny (2019), by Mona Awad Carmilla (1872), by Sheridan Le Fanu The Handmaids Tale (1984), by Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake (2003), by Margaret Atwood Alias Grace (1996), by Margaret Atwood Lady Oracle (1976), by Margaret Atwood Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature (1983), ed. Alberto Manguel Dark Arrows: Chronicles of Revenge (1985), ed. Alberto Manguel On Writing (2000), by Stephen King The Death of Grass (1956), by John Christopher Support Talking Scared on Patreon Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod , on Instagram , or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S16, Ep10 How To Fail: Margaret Atwood on wisdom, witchcraft and womanhood

    For International Women's Day, I bring you - NO BIG DEAL - Margaret Atwood. The Booker-Prize winning author of numerous works including The Blind Assassin, Cat's Eye and Alias Grace, has been a pioneer in the depiction of women in literature, redefining the dystopian novel with her revolutionary 1985 book, The Handmaid's Tale, which went on to sell eight million copies and been adapted into a hit TV show. Atwood's work is visceral, wise and sharply intelligent, so it's safe to say I was ever so slightly intimidated by the prosepct of interviewing her. But oh my goodness, what an utter delight she was. We talked about everything from astrology to cults to witchcraft and the scapegoating of women over the millennia. And we discuss her failures in needlework, musicals and a failed novel that led, circuitously, to the conception of The Handmaid's Tale. I was on a high after this conversation for days and I hope you will be too. -- Margaret Atwood's new collection of short stories, Old Babes in the Wood, is out now and available to order here . I can also highly recommend subscribing to her excellent Substack. She recently wrote here about her experience of coming on this podcast - including the email she sent me outlining her failures prior to recording which is quite possibly one of the most lyrical emails I've ever been sent. Find that here . -- My new book, FRIENDAHOLIC: Confessions of a Friendship Addict, will be published next month and is now available to preorder - at half price - here . -- How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted and produced by Elizabeth Day. To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com -- Social Media: Elizabeth Day @elizabday How To Fail @howtofailpod Margaret Atwood @MargaretAtwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Margaret Atwood Invites Joan of Arc for Dinner *Bonus Episode*
    Fanfare

    In this very special bonus episode, one of our dream dinner guests, Margaret Atwood, invites Saint Joan of Arc to dinner. A multi-award-winning poet, novelist, short story writer, critical essayist, graphic novelist, teacher, and environmental advocate, Margaret Atwood is the author of over 50 books published in more than 45 countries. Her most recent books include the aptly titled (for this dinner party) essay collection Burning Questions (2022), the poetry collection Dearly (2020), and The Testaments (2019), her Booker Prize-winning (she has won two of them!) sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale (1985). Margaret Atwood’s imaginary dinner guest is both “a tough cookie” and another powerful female visionary (quite literally): Saint Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was born in Domrémy, France in 1412, and raised on a farm. As a teenager, following visions that she said she received from God, she led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War, escorted Charles VII to his coronation in Reims, and was later tried for heresy at the behest of the English and burned at the stake at age 19. She was eventually canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920. We talk about the role cross-dressing played in Joan’s death, the subtleties of medieval cuisine, whether witches are real, and whether these days boys really do have it harder than girls. There are digressions involving lusty, disappointed peacocks, 3D-printed cookies, and Joan of Arc canned beans. Fasten your houppelande and join us! Find Margaret Atwood on Twitter @MargaretAtwood , on her (free!) SubStack newsletter In the Writing Burrow , and on Instagram @therealmargaretatwood Find her books and more at http://margaretatwood.ca/ Learn more about and support Equality Now at equalitynow.org The books we mention in the interview: Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine J. Chen The God of the Witches by Margaret Alice Murray New book about Julian of Norwich: For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria Mackenzie Matrix by Lauren Groff Learn more about and support Equality Now at equalitynow.org See you soon for season 3! Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener nore

  • Best Of: Margaret Atwood on the Bible and the Future
    The Ezra Klein Show

    Today we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this year, with the prolific writer Margaret Atwood. A good rule of thumb is that whatever Margaret Atwood is worried about now is likely what the rest of us will be worried about a decade from now. The rise of authoritarianism. A backlash against women’s social progress. The seductions and dangers of genetic engineering. Climate change leading to social unrest. Advertising culture permeating more and more of our lives. Atwood — the author of the Booker Prize-winning novels “ The Blind Assassin ” and “ The Testaments ,” as well as “ The Handmaid’s Tale ,” “ Oryx and Crake ” and, most recently, the essay collection “ Burning Questions ” — was writing about these topics decades ago, forecasting the unsettling world that we inhabit now. Pick up any one of her 17 published novels, and you will likely come across a theme or a quality of the setting that rings eerily true in the present day. This is especially true of Atwood’s magnum opus, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which takes place in a future America where climate change, droughts, a decaying economy and falling birthrates lead to the rise of a theocracy in which women called Handmaids are conscripted into childbirth. The repressive regime she created in that novel, Gilead, has been endlessly referred to and reinterpreted over the years because of the wisdom it contains about why people cooperate with — and resist — political movements that destroy the freedom of others. And as recent weeks have shown, we’re far from the day when that wisdom becomes irrelevant to present circumstances. We discuss the deep human craving for stories, why Atwood believes we are engaged in “an arm wrestle for the soul of America,” what makes the stories of the Bible so compelling, the dangerous allure of totalitarian movements, how the shift from coal to oil helped to fuel the rise of modern consumerism, why she thinks climate change will cause even more harm by increasing the likelihood of war than it will by increasing the likelihood of extreme weather, how our society lost its capacity to imagine new utopias, why progressives need to incorporate more fun into their politics, why we should “keep our eye on the mushroom,” Atwood’s take on recent U.F.O. sightings and more. She even sings a bit of <a href="https://archive.org/details/78_they-locked-god-outside-the-iron-curtai

  • Margaret Atwood and Matthew Gibson discuss the LongPen, Originalism, and More
    The Legal Toolkit

    Yes, that Margaret Atwood—famous author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and tons more, is really here on The Legal Toolkit! But first, Jared chats with Matthew Gibson about how innovations involving video, audio and LongPen robotic pens are giving e-signatures the ability to truly meet legal standards worldwide. Later, Jared gets to talk with Margaret Atwood, the inventor of the LongPen, about the development of this unique e-signature technology and stories from her illustrious career. Matthew Gibson is president, CEO, and a co-founder of Syngrafii Inc. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. ----- In honor of our special guest and world-famous author, Margaret Atwood, here's a playlist of some songs related to books and writing! ----- Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest. The music for the Legal Trends Report Minute is I See You by Sounds Like Sander. Our closing track is All Over You by VAULTZ.

  • ‘Does the state own your body?’: Margaret Atwood on America’s abortion debate

    Margaret Atwood, the renowned writer of dystopian fiction including “The Handmaid's Tale,” joins Margaret Hoover to discuss the prospect of a post-Roe v. Wade America as the country is facing this very likelihood. This updated and refreshed episode features an interview conducted just weeks before the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would reverse the landmark 1973 decision that established a federal right to abortion in America. Atwood has long predicted that Roe would eventually be overturned. She tells Hoover the crux of the issue is whether the state owns women’s bodies. “If they're going to claim women's bodies and put in enforced childbearing, they should pay for that. If they make you have a baby, they should pay for your food, your lodging, your clothing, your medical care, and your training,” Atwood says. Atwood reflects on the renewed interest in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” her 1985 novel about a post-American dystopia where fertile women are forced to procreate. In recent years, the book has inspired a global wave of feminist protests and has been adapted as an Emmy-winning Hulu series. Atwood, a consultant on the series, offers behind-the-scenes insight as shooting is underway for a new season. Atwood also addresses other topics covered in her recent nonfiction collection, “Burning Questions,” including climate change and emerging threats to democracy like Russia’s war in Ukraine. Support for “Firing Line for Margaret Hoover” is provided by Stephens Inc., Robert Granieri, Charles R. Schwab, The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation, The Fairweather Foundation, The Asness Family Foundation, Pfizer Inc., Craig Newmark Philanthropies, The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Damon Button and Simmons Family Foundation.

  • Margaret Atwood on Stories, Deception and the Bible
    The Ezra Klein Show

    A good rule of thumb is that whatever Margaret Atwood is worried about now is likely what the rest of us will be worried about a decade from now. The rise of authoritarianism. A backlash against women’s social progress. The seductions and dangers of genetic engineering. Climate change leading to social unrest. Advertising culture permeating more and more of our lives. Atwood — the author of the Booker Prize-winning novels “ The Blind Assassin ” and “ The Testaments ,” as well as “ The Handmaid’s Tale ,” “ Oryx and Crake ” and, most recently, the essay collection “ Burning Questions ” — was writing about these topics decades ago, forecasting the unsettling world that we inhabit now. Pick up any one of her 17 published novels, and you will likely come across a theme or a quality of the setting that rings eerily true in the present day. This is especially true of Atwood’s magnum opus, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which takes place in a future America where climate change, droughts, a decaying economy and falling birthrates lead to the rise of a theocracy in which women called Handmaids are conscripted into childbirth. The repressive regime she created in that novel, Gilead, has been endlessly referred to and reinterpreted over the years because of the wisdom it contains about why people cooperate with — and resist — political movements that destroy the freedom of others. And as recent weeks have shown, we’re far from the day when that wisdom becomes irrelevant to present circumstances. We discuss the deep human craving for stories, why Atwood believes we are engaged in “an arm wrestle for the soul of America,” what makes the stories of the Bible so compelling, the dangerous allure of totalitarian movements, how the shift from coal to oil helped to fuel the rise of modern consumerism, why she thinks climate change will cause even more harm by increasing the likelihood of war than it will by increasing the likelihood of extreme weather, how our society lost its capacity to imagine new utopias, why progressives need to incorporate more fun into their politics, why we should “keep our eye on the mushroom,” Atwood’s take on recent U.F.O. sightings and more. She even sings a bit of <a href="https://archive.org/details/78_they-locked-god-outside-the-iron-curtain_wesley-tuttle-brad-crandall-elmo-ellis_gbia0317239b/THEY+LOCKED+GOD+OUTSIDE+THE+IRON+CURTAIN+-+WESLEY+TUTTLE.flac"

  • ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ author Margaret Atwood reflects on real-world threats to freedom

    Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood joins Margaret Hoover to discuss the legacy of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the success of Hulu’s adaptation of the 1985 novel, and the “Burning Questions” about democracy, climate change, and human rights at the heart of her new non-fiction collection. As Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine rages on, Atwood suggests the horror of the conflict may change attitudes toward defending democracy in the United States after the nation took “a bit of a breather” from standing up for democratic ideals. Atwood responds to abortion rights activists who adopt costumes from her novel to represent oppression of women and reacts to the reproductive rights case before the Supreme Court that could roll back Roe v. Wade. The writer details her upcoming “Practical Utopias” project that aims to devise solutions to some of the global challenges outlined in her books. She also reflects on her own cameo appearance in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” series and her interactions with the show’s writers and star. Support for “Firing Line for Margaret Hoover” is provided by Stephens Inc., Robert Granieri, Charles R. Schwab, The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation, The Fairweather Foundation, The Asness Family Foundation, Pfizer Inc., Craig Newmark Philanthropies, The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Damon Button and Simmons Family Foundation.

  • Margaret Atwood, interviewed by Karen Russell (Rebroadcast)
    The Archive Project

    This episode features a conversation between Margaret Atwood and Portland’s own Karen Russell, which took place during the virtual 2020 Portland Book Festival. With a career spanning decades, genres, and forms, Margaret Atwood is easily one of the most important writers alive today. She has been published in 45 countries, and written seminal works of fiction that have become a part of the cultural fabric and touchstones for millions of readers. But while many are familiar with Atwood’s fiction, she has also been, from the beginning of her career, one of our most significant contemporary poets. We welcomed Atwood to the Portland Book Festival to talk about her first collection of poetry in over a decade, entitled Dearly . What is so engrossing about this conversation is that it ranges Atwood’s entire career and cuts across her broad sets of interests, from her first book, a collection of poetry called The Circle Game , to the primitive book tours of the 1960s, to vampires, Shakespeare, and the way poetry has evolved through the decades. Atwood gets to all of these subjects and more with incredible insight, humor, and vision. “If an artform doesn’t reinvent itself, it will die. If it doesn’t keep moving to new kinds of creators and new kinds of audiences, it will die. The arts move. They don’t just sit there being arts.” Margaret Atwood , whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale , now an award-winning TV series, her novels include Cat’s Eye , short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin , winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; The Heart Goes Last ; and Hag-Seed. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. In 2019, The Testaments won the Booker Prize and was long-listed for The Giller Prize. She lives in Toronto. Karen Russell won the 2012 and the 2018 National Magazine Award for fiction, and her first novel, Swamplandia! (2011), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She has also written Orange World and, most recently, Sleep Donation . She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, the “5 under 35” prize from the National Book Foundation, the NYPL Young Lions Award, the Bard Fiction Prize, and is a former fellow of the Cullman Center and the American Academy in Berlin. She currently holds the Endowed Chair at Texas State University’s MFA program, and lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and son.

  • Margaret Atwood, interviewed by Karen Russell
    The Archive Project

    This episode features a conversation between Margaret Atwood and Portland’s own Karen Russell, which took place during the virtual 2020 Portland Book Festival. With a career spanning decades, genres, and forms, Margaret Atwood is easily one of the most important writers alive today. She has been published in 45 countries, and written seminal works of fiction that have become a part of the cultural fabric and touchstones for millions of readers. But while many are familiar with Atwood’s fiction, she has also been, from the beginning of her career, one of our most significant contemporary poets. We welcomed Atwood to the Portland Book Festival to talk about her first collection of poetry in over a decade, entitled Dearly . What is so engrossing about this conversation is that it ranges Atwood’s entire career and cuts across her broad sets of interests, from her first book, a collection of poetry called The Circle Game , to the primitive book tours of the 1960s, to vampires, Shakespeare, and the way poetry has evolved through the decades. Atwood gets to all of these subjects and more with incredible insight, humor, and vision. “If an artform doesn’t reinvent itself, it will die. If it doesn’t keep moving to new kinds of creators and new kinds of audiences, it will die. The arts move. They don’t just sit there being arts.” Margaret Atwood , whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale , now an award-winning TV series, her novels include Cat’s Eye , short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin , winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; The Heart Goes Last ; and Hag-Seed. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. In 2019, The Testaments won the Booker Prize and was long-listed for The Giller Prize. She lives in Toronto. Karen Russell won the 2012 and the 2018 National Magazine Award for fiction, and her first novel, Swamplandia! (2011), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She has also written Orange World and, most recently, Sleep Donation . She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, the “5 under 35” prize from the National Book Foundation, the NYPL Young Lions Award, the Bard Fiction Prize, and is a former fellow of the Cullman Center and the American Academy in Berlin. She currently holds the Endowed Chair at Texas State University’s MFA program, and lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and son.

  • Margaret Atwood’s Today programme
    Best of Today

    Twice Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood guest edits Today, looking at the theme of change. She interviews climate activist (and 2019 Today guest editor) Greta Thunberg and speaks to The Prince of Wales about campaigning for the environment over several decades. Also, Margaret’s Booker Prize co-winner Bernardine Evaristo speaks to gal-dem founder Liv Little and birdwatcher extraordinaire Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl. Hosted by Margaret Atwood - including Martha Kearney and Mishal Husain. (Image: Margaret Atwood, credit: Luis Mora)

  • Audiobook: Dearly: Poems by Margaret Atwood

    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dearly: Poems Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Margaret Atwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: November 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dearly: Poems is written and read by Margaret Atwood. The collection of a lifetime from the bestselling novelist and poet By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment. Before she became one of the world’s most important and loved novelists, Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade. It brings together many of her most recognisable and celebrated themes, but distilled – from minutely perfect descriptions of the natural world to startlingly witty encounters with aliens, from pressing political issues to myth and legend. It is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term readers and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour. (c) Margaret Atwood 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

  • Episode 80 - Margaret Atwood - 🇬🇧
    La Poudre

    Cet épisode de La Poudre est disponible à l’écoute dans une version doublée en français. Cliquez ici pour l’écouter. The genious writer Margaret Atwood is the guest of the 80th episode of La Poudre. With Lauren Bastide, they talked about forests, science and religion. Lauren’s foreword: Before jumping into the 5th season of La Poudre, like each fall I have three episodes in English in store, because look at me going international. The first one, that you are about to listen to, is an interview I recorded last winter with the great Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. With Covid-19, we hadn’t had the chance to publish it. So here it is, fresh and new, just for you. What an honour it was to have been able to talk at length with this incredible author, queen of dystopia, whose genius mind gave birth to « The Handmaid’s tale » in 1985, and who published its sequel last year, the captivating and chilling « Testaments ». I hope you will enjoy it and I’ll see you again in October for a new episode La Poudre. Episode summary: A visionary author, Margaret Atwood published last year The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s tale, her revolutionary novel adapted into a TV series in 2017. With this book, she won the prestigious Booker Prize for the second time, sharing it with Bernardine Evaristo. Born in 1939 in Canada, she grew up in the forest (16:06). Her parents both being scientists, she is made aware of environmental issues quite early on and is still very passionate about them (44:19). Prolific novelist and poet, she writes The Handmaid’s Tale in 1984, after a stay in Cold war Germany (06:02). It is one of her most renowned works, thanks to the TV series which gave it international visibility and recognition (22:39). The political impact of the ideas it carries has inspired activists to dress up like her “handmaids” in protest against several patriarchal backlashes in the last few years (19:32). Her nuanced vision of feminists issues sometimes goes against the grain of the current antisexist battles (24:45), but her ability to take into account the subtlety of intertwined religious beliefs and social commitment (38:14) as well as her own commitment in concrete measures to wage war against violence against women (26:04) make her one of the most relevant writer in the fight against sexist oppressions. In The Testaments, she plays on the power of archives to explore the arcanes of a dictatorial and reactionary government. Her passion for ancient documents and the stories they carry drove her to participate in the artist Katie Peterson’s projet : Library of the Future. A word to the wise : She wrote a text for it that will only be available in 2114 (48:50). Executive Producer : Nouvelles Écoutes Production, editing and signature tune : Aurore Meyer-Mahieu Production assistant : Gaïa Marty Mixing : Marion Emerit Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

  • Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Cherie Dimaline
    Books & Ideas Audio

    The Handmaid's Tale author and global sensation Margaret Atwood joins celebrated author Cherie Dimaline to discuss The Testaments, writing process and place in an exceptional event recorded at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts. In a conversation that reached far beyond the borders of Gilead, this event was like no other with Ms. Atwood; one that touched on a myriad of topics, from personal to political. In a brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale , Atwood answers questions that have tantalized readers of The Handmaid's Tale for decades. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead. This event was organized in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards, and was presented in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Tourism Vancouver.

  • Margaret Atwood in conversation with Omar El Akkad (Rebroadcast)
    The Archive Project

    This episode of The Archive Project features a conversation recorded live at the Keller Auditorium in Portland, Oregon between Margaret Atwood, acclaimed novelist, poet, literary critic, and activist, and Omar El Akkad. Atwood visited Portland to celebrate the publication of The Testaments , the sequel to her acclaimed dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale , which was originally published in 1985. Their conversation spans the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal story, 34 years later. “It annoys me when people say ‘it could never happen here’. There’s no such thing. ‘It’ could always happen ‘here’, wherever ‘here’ is, given the circumstances.” — Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood , whose work has been published in thirty-five countries, is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale , her novels include Cat’s Eye , short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin , winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; Oryx and Crake , short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; The Year of the Flood ; and MaddAddam . She is the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award, and lives in Toronto. Omar El Akkad was born in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in Doha, Qatar until he moved to Canada with his family. He is an award-winning journalist and author who has traveled around the world to cover many of the most important news stories of the last decade. His reporting includes dispatches from the NATO-led war in Afghanistan, the military trials at Guantànamo Bay, the Arab Spring revolution in Egypt and the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri. He is a recipient of Canada’s National Newspaper Award for investigative reporting and the Goff Penny Memorial Prize for Young Canadian Journalists, as well as three National Magazine Award honorable mentions. His debut novel is American War , for which he won the Oregon Book Award for Fiction. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

  • Margaret Atwood on 'Wide Sargasso Sea'
    Bookmarks

    Jean Rhys takes up a "mad" wife’s story in "Wide Sargasso Sea," an overlooked novel recommended by "Handmaid’s Tale" author Margaret Atwood. —This author recommends— Wide Sargasso Sea —More from this author — Interview: Margaret Atwood Blends Dystopia and Social Satire — Interview: 'Handmaid’s Tale' Author Margaret Atwood on the Roots of Dystopia

  • Margaret Atwood in conversation with Omar El Akkad
    The Archive Project

    This episode of The Archive Project features a conversation recorded live at the Keller Auditorium in Portland, Oregon between Margaret Atwood, acclaimed novelist, poet, literary critic, and activist, and Omar El Akkad. Atwood visited Portland to celebrate the publication of The Testaments , the sequel to her acclaimed dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale , which was originally published in 1985. Their conversation spans the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal story, 34 years later. “It annoys me when people say ‘it could never happen here’. There’s no such thing. ‘It’ could always happen ‘here’, wherever ‘here’ is, given the circumstances.” — Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood , whose work has been published in thirty-five countries, is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale , her novels include Cat’s Eye , short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin , winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; Oryx and Crake , short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; The Year of the Flood ; and MaddAddam . She is the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award, and lives in Toronto. Omar El Akkad was born in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in Doha, Qatar until he moved to Canada with his family. He is an award-winning journalist and author who has traveled around the world to cover many of the most important news stories of the last decade. His reporting includes dispatches from the NATO-led war in Afghanistan, the military trials at Guantànamo Bay, the Arab Spring revolution in Egypt and the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri. He is a recipient of Canada’s National Newspaper Award for investigative reporting and the Goff Penny Memorial Prize for Young Canadian Journalists, as well as three National Magazine Award honorable mentions. His debut novel is American War , for which he won the Oregon Book Award for Fiction. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

  • 38: Margaret Atwood: 'Things can change a lot faster than you think'
    Berkeley Voices

    Canadian author Margaret Atwood doesn't like being called a soothsayer. "Anyone who says they can predict the future is... not telling the truth," she says. But like it or not, it's a label she's been given since the revival of her 33-year-old dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was made into a popular Hulu TV series that aired just months after the election of Donald Trump as president. The story is set in near-future New England in a totalitarian and theocratic state that has overthrown the U.S. government. Because of low reproduction rates, certain fertile women are forced to become Handmaids to bear children for elite couples. As part of On the Same Page, a program of UC Berkeley's College of Letter and Science, all 8,800 incoming students got a copy of the novel to read over the summer, so when they arrived on campus, they would have something in common to talk about — socially, in classes and at events designed to explore the book's themes. Berkeley News sat down with Margaret Atwood for a few minutes before her appearance on campus last week to talk about her book's recent revival and how — in her view, and that of many of the book's fans — the Trump presidency is bringing the U.S. a step closer to becoming her fictional Republic of Gilead. See photos and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News : https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/08/28/podcast-margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-on-the-same-page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
    Bookclub

    Margaret Atwood discusses her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale with James Naughtie and a group of readers. This edition celebrates Bookclub's 20th anniversary and includes contributions from former alumni of Bookclub such as Ali Smith, Eimear McBride and Evie Wyld; as well as the reading group made up of Radio 4 listeners. Thirty three years ago, Margaret Atwood published The Handmaid's Tale, a novel about a futuristic America, which following a major ecological disaster, is ruled by a brutal, misogynistic Christian theocracy called Gilead. In 2017 The Handmaid's Tale became a television series, going on to win eight Emmies. It followed the book closely, telling the tale of a society in which women are subjugated and not allowed to work or read, and valued only for their fecundity. The book has now found a new readership amongst a younger generation. The Handmaids - most prominently a woman called Offred, the narrator of the novel, are the few fertile women, who are assigned to the homes of married male rulers, and compelled to endure rape at their hands in the name of procreation. Margaret Atwood, who is one of the most celebrated novelists writing in English today, meets an invited audience of Radio 4 listeners, including sixth-formers and university students, to discuss the Handmaid's Tale. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Margaret Atwood Producer : Dymphna Flynn July's Bookclub Choice : Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín (2009).

  • Ursula Le Guin & Margaret Atwood (Rebroadcast)
    The Archive Project

    Ursula Le Guin begins her discussion with Margaret Atwood in 2010 by saying, “I emailed Margaret about six weeks or so ago and said, ‘What are we going to talk about?’ and she replied, ‘I expect we will talk about 1) What is fiction?; 2) What is science fiction?; 3) The ones who walk away from Omelas—where do they go?; 4) Is the human race doomed?; 5) Anything else that strikes our fancy.’” The two women examine these questions and talk through their answers. They delve into their writing processes and motives, creating many humorous analogies for the act of writing, whether they connect it to naked chickens, salted slugs, or dark boudoirs. “If we knew everything ahead of time, we wouldn’t write the book. It would be paint by numbers and there wouldn’t be any discoveries.” – Margaret Atwood “Rereading a book is much better than reading it. A good book reread is better than a good book read.” – Ursula Le Guin “All doors are doors to the future, if you go into them.” – Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood , whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale , now an award-winning TV series, her novels include Cat’s Eye , short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin , winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; The Heart Goes Last ; and Hag-Seed. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. In 2019, The Testaments won the Booker Prize and was longlisted for The Giller Prize. She lives in Toronto. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in 1929 in Berkeley, and passed away on January 22, 2018 in Portland, Oregon. She published 21 novels, 11 volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, 12 books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many honors and awards including the Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, and PEN-Malamud. Her most recent publications are Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems, 1960-2010 and The Unreal and the Real: Selected Short Stories , which received the 2012 Oregon Book Award for Fiction. We are incredibly saddened by the news of her passing, are so grateful and honored to have known her, and thank her for her transformative contributions to international literature. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, loved ones, readers, and writers everywhere.

  • Margaret Atwood
    The Archive Project

    In this episode of The Archive Project, the legendary Margaret Atwood reads from two pieces of her short fiction. These works, which she reads publicly for the first time in Portland’s First Congregational Church, blend humor, empathy, and deep sentiment in ways that only Atwood can. With all her characteristic wit and humor, Atwood brings her work to life, finding levity in even the most difficult of subjects. Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and in Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College. Atwood is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her latest book of short stories is Stone Mattress: Nine Tales (2014). Her MaddAddam trilogy—the Giller and Booker prize-nominated Oryx and Crake (2003), The Year of the Flood (2009), and MaddAddam (2013)—is currently being adapted for HBO. The Door is her latest volume of poetry (2007). Her most recent non-fiction books are Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (2008) and In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination (2011). Her novels include The Blind Assassin , winner of the Booker Prize; Alias Grace , which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; and The Robber Bride , Cat’s Eye , The Handmaid’s Tale —now an Emmy-winning Hulu Original Series—and The Penelopiad . Her most recent work includes Hag-Seed (2016) , a novel revisitation of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest , for the Hogarth Shakespeare Project, and Angel Catbird —with a cat-bird superhero—a graphic novel with co-creator Johnnie Christmas (Dark Horse, 2016). Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.

  • The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition Audiobook by Valerie Martin - essay, Margaret Atwood

    Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/79/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition Author: Valerie Martin - essay, Margaret Atwood Narrator: Claire Danes, full cast, Margaret Atwood Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15203 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Are there any questions?" The final line in Margaret Atwood's modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale, has teased and perplexed fans since the book's original release more than 30 years ago. Now, in this Audible Original production, listeners get some of the answers they've waited so long to hear. Featuring an all-new interview with Professor Piexoto, written by Atwood and performed by a full cast, The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition is a must-listen for both fans and newcomers alike. Emmy Award winner Claire Danes (Homeland, Temple Grandin) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, where the message (and the warning) is now more timely than ever. In addition to rich sound design that honors the audio origins of Atwood's classic, the special edition also includes a brand-new afterword from the author and an essay written by author Valerie Martin (Mary Reilly, Property). After a violent coup in the United States overthrows the Constitution and ushers in a new government regime, the Republic of Gilead imposes subservient roles on all women. Offred, now a Handmaid tasked with the singular role of procreation in the childless household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost everything, even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life for mere glimpses of her former freedom, and records her story for future listeners. Whether you're a fan of the original novel or someone who has recently discovered it, The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition will shock, impress, and satisfy all those who listen. The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition features performances by Claire Danes, Margaret Atwood, Emily Bauer, Allyson Johnson, Gabra Zackman, Suzanne Toren, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Jennifer Van Dyck, Ray Porter, Emily Cox, Lauren Fortgang, Dan Reiss, Prentice Onayemi, Therese Plummer, and Mark Boyett. Critic Reviews: "Thanks to Audible, you can now pick up a new Special Edition of The Handmaid's Tale to get caught up to speed on the story of Offred, brought to life in this audiobook version by none other than Claire Danes. (Suddenly our heads are spinning with crossover potential.) Aside from the impressive voice acting alone, this audio update also contains new scenes that actually extend the story beyond the original last line of the novel." ( Nerdist) "This highly pertinent, ingeniously conceived production deepens the original work and even surpasses it." ( The Washington Post) "Danes has a calm, still voice that perfectly suits the protagonist.... So what is 'special' and new about this edition? Most of it has to do with material at the end of the book. Previous readers of the book will know that there is an afterword set centuries after the events told in the rest of the novel; it takes the form of an academic lecture that describes finding Offred's story. She never wrote it down; rather, she recorded it over a bunch of music cassette tapes. This edition actually begins each section of the novel with the sound of a 'record' button being pressed and a snatch of music referred to in the epilogue.

  • Midnight in Karachi Episode 57: Margaret Atwood

    Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi , a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. The podcast returns this week with an interview with Margaret Atwood, in which she talks with Mahvesh about monsters, myths, wise old women, wicked witches, why everyone isn’t collectively freaking out about climate change and the potentials of eating cloned celebrity flesh. Listen to Midnight in Karachi Episode 57 (33:15): https://reactormag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Midnight-in-Karachi-Ep-57-Margaret-Atwood.mp3 On a mobile device or want to save the podcast for later? Midnight in Karachi Episode 57: Margaret Atwood Subscribe in iTunes Get the Midnight in Karachi feed If you have a suggestion for Midnight in Karachi—a prospective guest, a book, a subject—please let me know at mahvesh@mahveshmurad.com and we’ll see what we can do for you! The post Midnight in Karachi Episode 57: Margaret Atwood appeared first on Reactor .

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