'The Handmaid’s Tale' author Margaret Atwood to release memoir
The esteemed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has penned a memoir on her unconventional life, which is set to be released on 4 November.
The 85-year-old will observe her unique upbringing in Northern Canada, as well as her critically acclaimed fiction writing. She will also recount her longtime partnership with fellow Canadian writer Graeme Gibson and their close-knit bohemian writing circle.
Atwood has had an illustrious career, having penned 17 novels, 19 books of poetry, nine short story collections, eight children’s books, three graphic novels, and 11 nonfiction publications – but Book of Lives marks the writer’s first ever memoir.
Coming Nov. 4, 2025…@penguinrandom @PenguinRandomCA @PenguinRandomUK … the lives, the times, the books, the TV, the fun, the gloom, the catastrophes, the stupid things I shouldn’t have done, the semi-colons … and of course I dress like this every day. pic.twitter.com/Q9nEISyAXB
— Margaret E Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) February 11, 2025
Teasing the book on X (formerly known as Twitter), Atwood explained that the memoir will contain “the lives, the times, the books, the TV, the fun, the gloom, the catastrophes, the stupid things I shouldn’t have done, the semi-colons…” before joking that she dressed in the same regal style as the cover image “every day”.
Vintage, the UK publishers of the tome, have praised Atwood’s book as a “landmark publication”.
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
“As we travel with Atwood along the course of her life, more and more is revealed about her writing, the connections between real life and art – and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations.”
Atwood’s most notable works include, of course, feminist classic The Handmaid’s Tale, published in 1985, as well as The Testaments, its sequel which was released in 2019. She previously won the Man Booker Prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin.
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