‘The Testaments’ Brings Us Back to Gilead
In the sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ Margaret Atwood and Bruce Miller take us to finishing school
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Margaret Atwood
What Can We Learn From the Literary Lives Portrayed in 2025
Biographies and memoirs of Margaret Atwood, Robert Louis Stevenson and others show the importance of mentors
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A Dozen Books You Need to Know About for November 2025
In November’s big holiday bonanza: Atwood, Obama, Rushdie, and McCartney lead the charge
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Limps to the Finish Line
A lackluster and incoherent final season loses the plot
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America Tells Hollywood to Get Lost
The age of the celebrity political endorsement is dead
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Don’t Ask Alice Munro
In the wake of a shocking personal essay, calls to repudiate the late Alice Munro, one of Canada’s most admired writers, are loud and widespread
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Book Bans Keep Breaking Records
A record-setting year for library challenges, according to the ALA
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Like a Rolling Tome
A Florida bookseller hopes an old-fashioned bookmobile will help combat the growing tide of school censorship
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Margaret Atwood Gets a Stamp of Approval
But does she speak for all Canadians as she weighs in on national issues?
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Battle Over School Reading Lists Continues in Suburban Austin
PEN America joins fight after Leander ISD “pauses” book recommendations
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Harper’s Magazine Letter Cancels Cancel Culture
150 authors and academics, including J.K. Rowling, sign the open letter
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Six Unromantic Books for Valentine’s Day
Gift the literary weirdo in your life
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Blessed Be ‘The Testaments’
Margaret Atwood’s Long-Awaited Handmaid’s Tale Sequel is a Balm in Gilead
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