Author: margaretatwood

From the #1 New York Times bestselling and Booker Prize–winning author of The Handmaid’s Tale comes an insightful collection of moving poetry. “Hauntingly beautiful… Will probably hook even those who had only been familiar with Atwood’s fiction” (The Washington Post).

A #1 New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2019! In Gilead, three women’s paths converge — and the consequences could change their lives forever. “Margaret Atwood’s powers are on full display… Everyone should read The Testaments” (Los Angeles Times).

The stunning graphic novel adaptation • A must-read and collector’s item for fans of “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, available now. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of … Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of…

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of The Handmaid’s Tale reimagines Shakespeare’s final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge. “A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that’s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original’s back story falls … subtlety even as the original’s back story falls neatly into place.”—The New York Times Book Review Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now he’s staging aTempest like no other: not only will it…

A “brilliant” postapocalyptic story (Publishers Weekly) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale: Perhaps the last human left, Snowman reflects on his life before, his genius friend Crake, and how it all went wrong… Over 65,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid’s TaleSet in the visionary future of Atwood’s acclaimed Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood is at once a moving tale of lasting friendship and a landmark work of speculative fiction. In this second book of the MaddAddam trilogy, the long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human … altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life. Among the survivors are Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, who is barricaded inside…

A “stupendous” New York Times bestseller (Booklist) from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Handmaid’s Tale: In 1843, Grace Marks is serving a life sentence for the murders of her employer and his housekeeper — but she doesn’t remember the crime… With over 38,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A “brilliant” New York Times bestseller (The New Yorker) and Booker Prize winner: An aging narrator recounts a tragic family history centered on the mysterious death of her sister, a controversial novelist. “In sheer storytelling bravado, Atwood here surpasses even ” ().

A New York Times bestseller and Booker Prize finalist from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale: When middle-aged artist Elaine returns to her hometown, she must confront haunting memories from her childhood. “Brilliant… So real and heartbreaking you want to stand up in your seat and cheer” (The Boston Globe).

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid’s TaleIn this final volume of the internationally celebrated MaddAddam trilogy, the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of the population. Toby is part of a small band of survivors, along with the Children of Crake: the gentle, bioengineered quasi-human species who will inherit this new earth.As Toby explains their origins to … earth.As Toby explains their origins to the curious Crakers, her tales cohere into a luminous oral history that sets down humanity’s past—and points toward its future. Blending action, humor, romance, and an imagination at once dazzlingly inventive…