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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

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

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 Guardian - UK

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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 Independent UK

‘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?

The Guardian - UK

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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‘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

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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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

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

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 Guardian - UK

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.”

The Conversation

10 Books Based On Horrifying True Stories

Life imitates art, and life isn't always pretty.

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The Guardian - UK

How to make perfect nanaimo bars – recipe

This Canadian staple has long been interpreted differently, with various nuts and biscuit bases, but which version nails it?

The Guardian - UK

Bunny author Mona Awad: ‘I’m a dark-minded soul’

The author’s surreal, satirical breakout novel won her awards and tattooed superfans. As she releases a follow-up, she talks about growing up as an outsider – and the best advice she received from Margaret Atwood

The Guardian - US

Canada: Alberta pauses book ban after schools remove Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and other classics

The province says it will review its controversial policy after outcry over removing beloved novels from classrooms

The Guardian - US

Margaret Atwood releases satirical short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s Tale

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Handmaid’s Tale author issues satirical response to book ban

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Margaret Atwood hits out at Alberta books ban with satirical short story

Canadian province has banned ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ from some shelves under new rules

Euronews

'Public book burnings': Margaret Atwood comments on 'The Handmaid's Tale' Alberta book ban

Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s new rules on school libraries and has even posted a new short story which satirizes the censorship at play.

The Guardian - UK

Next manuscript by Amitav Ghosh to be kept sealed for 89 years

The Indian author is the next Future Library writer, set to submit a secret work to be locked in a library until 2114

The Mary Sue

‘YOU DECLINE, DO NOT ANSWER!’: Woman goes to Urgent Care. Then they ask her a question she’s never been asked before

A veteran getting regular medical treatment at an urgent care recognized the nurse asking a new question about IUDs, birth control, and other contraceptives. In a video with over 2.4 million views, Candace (@squidmoo101) explained how she noticed the new question felt invasive.

TechRadar

The Testaments: release date, cast and everything we know about the sequel series to The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu

Turns out, The Handmaid's Tale was only half the horror story. Sequel The Testaments lands on Hulu on April 8, so here's everything we know so far.

The Guardian - UK

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – a puzzle waiting to be decoded

Romance, sci-fi and family drama are thrillingly combined in this Booker-winning novel, shared between three narrators

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