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The Loop: Albanese's international Quad meeting, injuries from a 12-car pile-up, and Margaret Atwood with a flamethrower

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A burn-proof edition of 'The Handmaid's Tale' goes up for auction

Organizers say proceeds from the auction will be donated to PEN, which advocates for free expression around the world.

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Burn-proof edition of 'The Handmaid's Tale' up for auction

Margaret Atwood has imagined apocalyptic disaster, Dystopian government and an author faking her own death

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How to be a bestselling author: Writing tips of Margaret Atwood, George RR Martin, Emily St John Mandel and more

‘Writing is really hard for me. I’m not being facetious; I’m not a natural writer. Every sentence in this book has been rewritten a hundred times’, says John Krakauer at Santa Fe Literary Festival. Holly Baxter examines what the acclaimed authors at the event have revealed about their writing habits

The Independent UK

‘We can no longer bring spoons to a knife fight’: How world-famous authors plan to fight for Roe v Wade

Holly Baxter reports from the Santa Fe Literary Festival on Margaret Atwood’s refusal to mince her words and Don Winslow’s surprising reason for retirement

The Independent UK

Supreme Court’s plans to overturn Roe v Wade are ‘payback for MeToo’, says Margaret Atwood

Speaking at the Santa Fe Literary Festival, the author talked about the erosion of women’s rights in America and the importance of staying hopeful

The Independent UK

Margaret Atwood compares forced childbirth to ‘slavery’ amid Roe v Wade row

Author’s comments arrive after many compared potential overturning of abortion law in the US to the themes in her novel, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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Margaret Atwood compares forced childbirth to ‘slavery’ amid Roe vs Wade row

Author’s comments arrive after many compared potential overturning of abortion law in the US to the themes in her novel, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

The Independent UK

The Handmaid’s Tale: Social media users compare leaked Roe v Wade decision to Margaret Atwood novel

‘Tonight, Hulu is reclassifying “The Handmaid’s Tale” as a documentary,’ one tweet read

The Independent UK

JK Rowling: Platinum Jubilee judge defends decision to snub Harry Potter author from books list

The BBC’s Big Jubilee Read lists 70 ‘great reads’ from across the Commonwealth

The Independent UK

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien missed off BBC’s list of 70 Commonwealth authors

Some notable titles did not make the list, including the Harry Potter series by creator JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

The Independent UK

Reaction as JK Rowling missed from Queen's Platinum Jubilee author list

Dr Liam Fox says brands omission as "disgraceful and cowardly"

Bristol Post

Friday essay: empathy or division? On the science and politics of storytelling

Writers can’t always be trusted when they talk about the power and importance of story. We have a vested interest and can get sentimental, promoting the immense power of story, of narrative, as inherently benign.

The Conversation

Witchcraft and fascism collide in Jane Rawson's imaginative new novel

In an age of polarisation, it’s instructive to return to the late 1930s, in the lead up to World War II, when the far left and far right were energised and prominent. In Australia, we tend to think that Nazi sympathisers didn’t exist, or were never significant, but in fact…

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The Guardian - UK

Greta Thunberg to publish a ‘go-to source’ book on the climate crisis

The Climate Book will include contributions from scientist Katherine Hayhoe, economist Thomas Piketty and novelist Margaret Atwood

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: I’ll sell my own work to foot bill for new art school, vows Emin

TRACEY EMIN announced her own art school in Margate earlier this year and she’s now revealed the extent of her commitment — and is even preparing to sell off her own work to pay for it.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a culture war that’s totally out of control’: the authors whose books are being banned in US schools

From Art Spiegelman to Margaret Atwood, books are disappearing from the shelves of American schools. What’s behind the rise in censorship?

The Guardian - UK

Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood review – wisdom and wonder

The novelist is frank, excellent company in her third volume of essays, covering the Obama years, #MeToo and Covid

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Margaret Atwood joins writers condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

The author was among more than 1,000 signatories to an open letter by PEN International saying there ‘can be no free and safe Europe without a free and independent Ukraine’

The Guardian - UK

Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 by Margaret Atwood – review

Whether reflecting on pet preoccupations or the pressing issues of the day, the novelist remains a bold and fascinating thinker

The Guardian - UK

Ideas to change the world: Margaret Atwood talks to seven visionaries fighting for a brighter future

The author’s hand-picked panel share their ideas on music, mushrooms, zombies and more

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Atwood on feminism, culture wars and speaking her mind: ‘I’m very willing to listen, but not to be scammed’

At 82, the Canadian author has seen it all - and her novels predicted most of it. Just don’t presume you know what she thinks

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Atwood joins writers calling for urgent action over missing Rwandan poet

More than 100 authors from around the world have written to the Rwandan president about the case of Innocent Bahati, who disappeared a year ago today

The Guardian - UK

Centenary recording of Ulysses to be read by Eddie Izzard, Margaret Atwood and others

More than 100 writers, artists, comedians and musicians will voice James Joyce’s seminal novel in celebration of its publication a century ago

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