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A copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, one of several classics removed from Edmonton public school libraries under Alberta’s new book ban rules.

'Get your copy before public book burnings': Margaret Atwood on Alberta schools pulling 'The Handmaid’s Tale'

August 31, 2025 8:54 am

Removals include The Handmaid’s Tale and 1984, as Alberta’s new rules on school libraries draw criticism from authors and civil liberties advocates

Indian author Amitav Ghosh is the 12th author to contribute to the Future Library

Why you will have to wait 89 years to read Amitav Ghosh’s next book

August 29, 2025 3:35 pm

Amitav Ghosh contributes to Future Library: The 68-year-old Indian novelist, whose works have traced the histories of empire, migration, and ecological change, was announced as the 12th author to join the century-long literary time capsule.

World environment day, environment books, english literature

Margaret Atwood to Amitav Ghosh: 5 writers sounding the alarm on the environment & climate change

July 24, 2025 2:20 pm

Stories, poems, essays, and novels compel readers to reckon with environmental degradation, question the status quo, and reimagine humanity’s place within the web of life.

From Margaret Atwood to Alice Munro: 5 must-read authors from the Land of the Maple Leaf

May 08, 2025 7:12 pm

Today, as ballots are cast from coast to coast, these five Canadian authors offer more than just compelling stories.

Margaret Atwood’s latest short-story collection, Old Babes in the Wood, involves Twitter activism, sex trade and long, happy marriages

July 14, 2023 5:12 pm

Divided into three sections, the collection brings together stories of marital life, coping with the death of a long-time partner, and, sci-fi, each with enthralling imaginative possibilities

Stephen King, Margaret Atwood and others share their stories after only two people turn up at a debut author's book signing

December 08, 2022 5:36 pm

"Only 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it," Chelsea Banning tweeted

In Burning Questions, Margaret Atwood is both provocateur and an optimist

July 02, 2022 10:14 am

The essays are an engrossing read because of Atwood’s felicitous expressions, analytical depth and choice of topics

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'Unburnable' copy of Handmaid's Tale auctioned for $130,000

June 09, 2022 12:56 pm

“The Handmaid's Tale," a million seller first released in 1985, is a Dystopian novel about a cruel patriarchy known as the Republic of Gilead. It has been subject to various bannings since publication

Release of an 'unburnable' edition of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a message to those who are afraid of ideas

May 26, 2022 9:49 am

There is a particular irony in the burning of books, the censorship of thought and the fear of slogans. Ideas, as the anarchist V remarked (in V for Vendetta), are bulletproof. Yet, they are not invincible.

Explained: The message behind Margaret Atwood's 'unburnable' The Handmaid’s Tale

May 31, 2022 11:21 am

In a world where books are becoming an increasing casualty to right-wing intolerance, Margaret Atwood's 'book burning' video is both publicity and protest.

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Jaipur Lit Fest kicks off with much fervour

January 21, 2016 7:52 am

Jaipur, Jan 21 (ANI): The Jaipur Literature Festival kick started on Thursday morning with the performance of local award-winning Rajasthani musicians Nathoo Solanki and Chugge Khan. The annual event is being held at the Diggi Palace. The event is slated to run from 21-25 January. The festival is completely free and open to all, attracting visitors from all four corners of the globe. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will inaugurate the event in a ceremony, which will include a keynote address from award-winning author Margaret Atwood.