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Mary Beard and Jarvis Cocker join judging panel of 2026 Booker prize

Raymond Antrobus, Rebecca Liu, and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood make up the rest of the ‘stellar’ group

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’

Canadian author discusses US under Donald Trump and says setting of dystopian novel has ‘become much closer’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025

Story of Handmaid’s Tale becoming ‘more and more plausible’ – Margaret Atwood

The book tells the story of subjugated women called handmaids who are forced to be natal slaves.

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2025

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The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood fears her dystopian novel can ‘now happen anywhere’

‘I don’t think we’re going to get the outfits, but the rest of it seems more and more plausible,’ says Margaret Atwood

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025

The best memoirs and biographies of 2025

Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025

More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader

Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

‘If I was American, I’d be worried about my country’: Margaret Atwood answers questions from Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Solnit and more

Democracy, birds and hangover cures – famous fans put their questions to the visionary author

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025

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Margaret Attwood is 86! Celebrate her birthday with our Handmaid's Tale quiz

The incredible author is marking her 86th birthday today

Woman & Home · Nov 18, 2025

If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood

In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

Margaret Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck

Margaret Atwood's “Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts” offers a 600-page reflection on her personal and creative journey

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

David Szalay’s Flesh is the most deserved Booker Prize winner in years

COMMENT: The British-Hungarian author’s triumph caps off what has already been a wonderful year for the UK’s most prestigious award for fiction, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood: Fiercely funny tales from a literary mafia don

The Canadian author gets to show her funny side — and settle scores with those who wronged her

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025

The day Margaret Atwood saved me from a mortifying interview

Letters: Barbara Esstman shares a memory of chatting like friends with the author in front of an audience at the Smithsonian Institution, while Jane Crossen is intrigued by Atwood’s Norfolk connection

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

The tragedy of El Fasher: inside the 7 November Guardian Weekly

A Sudanese massacre foretold. Plus Margaret Atwood on our dystopian world

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review – the great novelist reveals her hidden side

A sharp, funny and engaging autobiography from one of the towering literary figures of our age

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025

Margaret Atwood opens up about heart condition and medication that turns her ‘blue’

‘My heart would stop for up to 10 seconds,’ author writes in her new memoir

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2025

‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir

At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?

Euronews · Oct 31, 2025

Read it and weep: Spine-tingling books to read on Halloween

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin. Whether you're celebrating Halloween or commiserating Day of the Dead, reading aloud or alone are both fitting ways to entertain yourself and, perhaps, any evil spirits willing to listen....These are Euronews Culture's books for bedtime and beyond!

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025

‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

Tim Dowling: I’m in Greece with my band and the weather’s awful … but I can’t complain

The gig is at a literary festival, which makes me anxious. I’m never at ease among people who don’t suffer fools gladly

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Voices: Today is International Day of the Girl – have you stopped reading yet?

COMMENT: As high-profile authors from Judy Blume to Margaret Atwood become part of US book bans and the next generation of young women report feeling under attack more than ever before, Victoria Harper, chair of the charity Inspiring Girls UK, explains why it’s worth taking a minute to reflect on…

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Nobel prize in literature 2025 as it happened: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’

Nobel academy cites Hungarian novelist for work that ‘in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Can Xue and László Krasznahorkai are joint favourites to win 2025 Nobel prize in literature

The Chinese and Hungarian writers are tied with odds of 10/1 – while Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are also in the running

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

Explorer Dwayne Fields replaced Bear Grylls in what role? The Saturday quiz

From a Margaret Atwood trilogy and Abba’s fourth UK hit to Benny Hill and Rishi Sunak, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

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