Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a gripping and thought-provoking dystopian novel that has left an indelible mark on contemporary literature. Set in the near-future Republic of Gilead, a theocratic and totalitarian society that has replaced the United States, the story explores themes of power, control, and female subjugation. At the centre of this harrowing world is Offred, a...

In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? 'The Testaments is Atwood...

The bestselling dystopian classic that became a cultural phenomenon and inspired an award-winning TV series. THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it.' Guardian I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no...

Immerse yourself in the intricately woven dystopian world of The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, a masterful blend of speculative fiction and biting social commentary. Set in a not-so-distant future where environmental disaster and genetic engineering have wreaked havoc, the story unfolds through the lives of two unforgettable women: Ren and Toby. Adam One is the enigmatic leader...

The life and times of one of the most important writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in the Canadian far north, through the writing of The Handmaid's Tale, to her position today as a revered truth-teller and literary icon. How does the greatest writer of our time tell her own story? Immerse yourself in the creative universe of...

MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood, the illustrious author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace, is an astonishing conclusion to the speculative fiction series that began with Oryx and Crake and continued with The Year of the Flood. This gripping tale blends dark humour, adventure, and poignant humanity to create a thrilling and thought-provoking narrative. At the heart of MaddAddam is...

By the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and ALIAS GRACE Oryx and Crake is a deeply imaginative and darkly compelling novel that transports readers to a dystopian future where genetic engineering has reached unsettling heights. The story follows Snowman, once known as Jimmy, who now lives in isolation, draped in old bedsheets and dwelling in a desolate tree. His world...

Compulsively readable Daily Telegraph The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual...

Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye is a profound exploration of memory, art, and the complexities of growing up. The novel follows Elaine Risley, a renowned painter, who returns to her hometown of Toronto for a retrospective exhibit of her work. This trip back to her past stirs up harrowing memories of childhood experiences. Elaine is compelled to confront the lingering spectres...

From the acclaimed author of The Handmaid's Tale comes Alias Grace, a captivating historical novel now adapted into a major Netflix series. Set in the 1840s, this gripping tale is inspired by the true story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who was convicted of the brutal murders of her employer, Thomas Kinnear,...

An exhilarating collection of non-fiction from the bestselling, double Booker Prize-winning phenomenon that is Margaret Atwood. The Sunday Times bestselling collection of funny, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient essays from cultural icon Margaret Atwood. In it, she seeks answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How can we live on our planet?...

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood is a gripping and cautionary tale set in a dystopian near-future where society is on the brink of collapse. Stan and Charmaine are a married couple struggling to survive in an economically devastated America. Forced to live out of their car, they grapple with precarious jobs and the constant threat from lawless gangs....

The series that began in October with Karen Armstrong's compelling A Short History of Myth continues, with electrifying new works of fiction from two of the world's most loved writers. Booker Award-winner Margaret Atwood, who has reworked the traditional telling of the Odyssey narrative, says, "I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace The Blind Assassin, a spellbinding narrative by the acclaimed Margaret Atwood, weaves a tale of love, betrayal, and mystery set against the backdrop of mid-20th century Canada. The story revolves around Iris Chase, now an elderly woman of eighty-two, who reflects on her tumultuous...

In Surfacing, renowned author Margaret Atwood crafts a haunting and introspective narrative that follows a young woman on a journey back to her roots. Accompanied by her lover and two friends, she travels to a secluded island in northern Quebec, a place steeped in the memories of her childhood. Their goal is to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance...

A highly personal new collection of stories by the bestselling, twice Booker-winning cultural icon. The new collection from the legendary Atwood is led by the story of a married couple as they travel the road together, the moments big and small that make up a long life of love — and what comes after. My heart is broken, Nell thinks....

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood is a gripping tale of betrayal, resilience, and the complex bonds of female friendship. Set in modern-day Toronto, the book intricately weaves together the lives of three women, Tony, Roz, and Charis, who have all been profoundly affected by the enigmatic and destructive Zenia. Each woman has experienced Zenia's manipulative charm, which has left...

Vintage Quarterbound Classics — Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' — Guardian Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander,...

These wise and witty writings focus on a diverse array of topics such as Shakespeare, tree stumps, ecological disasters, bodies (both male and female), and theology, amongst other matters. We hear Gertrude's version of what really happened in Hamlet; an ugly sister and a wicked stepmother put in a good word for themselves, and a reincarnated bat explains how Bram...

Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancé and quietly awaits marriage. But she didn't count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine, and her digestion. Marriage à la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can't stomach... The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about...

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AND ALIAS GRACE A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A...

A superb collection from one of our best-loved writers, these interrelated stories brilliantly capture the myriad uncertainties, ambiguities, and epiphanies of real life. A moving book of fiction which could be seen as a collection of eleven stories that is almost a novel... or a novel broken up into eleven interrelated stories. It resembles a photograph album—a series of clearly...

A landmark collection from one of contemporary poetry's most highly regarded names 'A source of uncompromising elemental warmth' - Ali Smith 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 flux, as well as the everyday objects and...

The riotous, insanely readable new novel from the author of The Handmaid's Tale. The riotous, insanely readable (Observer) retelling of The Tempest from the 2019 Booker Prize-winning author of The Testaments. 'Riotous, insanely readable and just the best fun...' - Observer Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have...

From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Life Before Man is a tragicomic tale of love seeking to find its way in the wake of death. Life Before Man follows Elizabeth, who has just lost her latest lover to suicide, while Nate, her husband, is working up to run off with Lesje. Meanwhile, Lesje would rather be studying...

From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Dancing Girls and Other Stories showcases Margaret Atwood's masterly skill for storytelling. Students, journalists, farmers, birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers – and dancing girls. All ordinary people. Or are they? In brilliant flashes of fantasy, humour, and unexpected violence, Margaret Atwood reveals the complexities of human relationships and maps the motivations we...

From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale A clever and addictive thriller from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. Rennie Wilford is a young journalist running from her life. When she takes an assignment to a Caribbean island, she tumbles into a world where no one is quite what they seem, least of all...

From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories represents some of Margaret Atwood's most witty, wise short stories. Discover this sharp, funny short story collection from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. A man finds himself surrounded by women who are becoming paler, more silent and literally smaller; a woman's...

A collection of poems both old and new, spanning a career of ground-breaking writing. Dearly gave us Atwood's first new poetry collection in over a decade; Paper Boat not only provides us with new wise, playful and thought-stirring poems, but also for the first time collects a lifetime's worth of older poems in one place. A Times Literary Supplement and...

The tie-in edition of the upcoming Disney+ TV adaptation. **THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE** In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different...

This stunning graphic edition brings Margaret Atwood's terrifying modern classic to vivid life like never before. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and more relevant than ever, The Handmaid's Tale has become a global phenomenon. Now, in this stunning graphic novel edition of Margaret Atwood's modern classic, the terrifying reality of Gilead is brought to vivid life like never before. "Everything Handmaids wear...

This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet...

From her days as a child reader in the 1940s, through her time at Harvard, where she studied the Victorian ancestors of the form and later as a writer and reviewer, Margaret Atwood has always been fascinated with science fiction. Here she brings together three Ellmann lectures: 'Flying Rabbits' begins with her early rabbit superhero creations and goes on to...

THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE WINNER OF THE 2000 BOOKER PRIZEWITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE FROM MARGARET ATWOOD HERSELF, THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AND THE TESTAMENTS'Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge'Decades after Laura's mysterious demise, her sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic...

As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope—wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy—has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a hundred greedy suitors, travelling minstrels regale her with news of Odysseus' epic adventures...

A groundbreaking meditation on sexual politics, love, and human tenacity from the world-renowned pioneer of feminist writing and prophetic author of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood. When it first appeared in 1971, Margaret Atwood's Power Politics startled readers with its vital dance of woman and man. It still startles today and is just as iconoclastic as ever. These poems occupy...

Shakespeare’s The Tempest gets the Margaret Atwood treatment in this ingenious, funny, tear-jerking story about a theatre director intent on revenge. Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he’s staging a Tempest like no other. It will boost his reputation. It will heal emotional...

When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves. Distinguished, provocative, and written in effervescent, compulsively readable prose, Survival is simultaneously a book of criticism, a manifesto, and a collection of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century Oryx and Crake follows Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague....

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming. Look for The Testaments, the bestselling, award-winning sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future,...

A stunning deluxe edition for the fortieth anniversary of an unparalleled cornerstone of feminist literature, featuring the original cover art and a short, unpublished essay penned in 1986 by Margaret Atwood, “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times). In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War....

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • A gripping return to Gilead, The Testaments exposes the regime’s inner decay through the intersecting stories of three women whose choices could ignite its downfall. Now a Hulu Original series starring Ann Dowd, reprising her role as Aunt Lydia, Chase Infiniti as Agnes, and Lucy Halliday as Daisy....

By the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and ALIAS GRACE What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain — or...

The story behind the stories, the life behind the art – the riotous, wise and revealing memoir from the cultural icon of our age. The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Fat and satisfying' – Observer 'I loved it' – Dua Lipa 'Deliciously naughty' – iNews 'Beautifully told' – Woman & Home 'Spellbinding' – FT Book of the Year – Guardian, Financial Times,...

Venture on a brief encounter with Margaret Atwood, one of the most iconic writers of our time, in these stories of mothers, evoking laughter, compassion and recognition in us all. This miniature array of perfect stories by the legendary Margaret Atwood flashes before us the joys and despairs of mothers good and bad, evoking laughter, compassion and recognition in us...

A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers. 'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine 'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist BANSHEE. DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO. For centuries past, and...

The Door is Margaret Atwood's first book of poetry since the 1995 Morning in the Burned House. Its lucid yet urgent poems range in tone from lyric to ironic to meditative to prophetic, and in subject from the personal to the political viewed in its broadest sense. They investigate the mysterious writing of poetry itself, as well as the passage...

The evolution of Margaret Atwood's poetry illuminates a major literary talent. Through bus trips and postcards, wilderness and trivia, she reflects the passion and energy of a writer intensely engaged with her craft and the world. In this volume, two previous selections, Poems 1965-1975 and Poems 1976-1986, are presented together with Morning in the Burned House.

Celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos' breakout album: Little Earthquakes! The official graphic novel celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos's breakout album: Little Earthquakes. The landmark release that established her iconic thematic voice, as well as her live intensity behind the keys with unflinching lyrics and songs that would inspire generations of artists and musicians. This graphic novel demonstrates the...

The cat-centric adventure continues in the all-ages follow-up to best-selling novelist Margaret Atwood's debut graphic novel. Genetic engineer Strig Feleedus, also known as Angel Catbird, and his band of half-cats head to Castle Catula to seek allies as the war between cats and rats escalates. Margaret Atwood, the respected, worldwide best-selling novelist, and acclaimed artist Johnnie Christmas continue their action-packed...

Tales of Two Planets, expertly curated by the beloved writer and editor John Freeman, builds upon his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas. In this new collection, Freeman gathers some of the most remarkable writers from around the globe to illuminate how the environmental crisis impacts the world's most vulnerable communities. Over the last five years, John Freeman, the former...

A stunning bespoke gift package featuring an iconic design from the prize-winning artist, Noma Bar, eye-catching sprayed edges and ribbon. The perfect present for those who like their beauty with a bit of bite. THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER Discover the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series in this beautiful gift edition. 'I believe in the resistance as...