MaddAdam at the Royal Ballet review: Margaret Atwood's nightmarish dystopia is richly beautiful
Margaret Atwood has an eye for dystopia, and her MaddAdam trilogy of novels doesn’t stint on bad news. Humanity has trashed ...
Everything you need to know about the 5 finalists for $60K Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Five Canadian writers have made the shortlist for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The annual $60,000 ...
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1984 in 2024: Trump’s election renews interest in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and other dystopian books
“The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such dark futuristic narratives as George ...
Jenny Slate Has Learned to Chill by Reading Aloud to Her Daughter
It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She ...
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ Wins 2024 Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set ...
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Why Was The Handmaid’s Tale Book Deemed Controversial Upon Release?
With its Hulu adaptation arriving right after the Trump election, Margaret Atwood’s vision of a theocratic ... Kirkus slammed the book for being too cynical and cold. The New Republic wasn’t too ...
Trump victory renews interest in 'The Handmaid's Tale' and other fictional dystopias
Since Trump won the election, Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has ...