I thought i heard that there was going to be the hamas tale, a sequel. And so i was wondering if you could comment on that. I can't tell you much about it, because my publishers will immediately arrive in a balloon and and kill me. They tend to launch books in the same way that they launch movies. You still can submit, i pad questions. But next question over here.
Margaret Atwood defines the Canadian sense of humor as “a bit Scottish,” and in this live conversation with Tyler, she loves to let her own comedic sensibilities shine. In addition to many other thoughts about Canada — it’s big after all — she and Tyler discuss Twitter, biotechnology, Biblical history, her families of patents, poetry, literature, movies, and feminism.
Is it coincidence that Atwood started The Handmaid’s Tale in West Berlin during 1984? Does she believe in ghosts? Is the Western commitment to free speech waning? How does she stay so productive? Why is she against picking favorites? Atwood provides insight to these questions and much more.
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