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Biography Flash: Margaret Atwood Returns From Book Tour With Ballet Plans and TV Cameo While Harvard Sells Out

Biography Flash: Margaret Atwood Returns From Book Tour With Ballet Plans and TV Cameo While Harvard Sells Out

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Margaret Atwood, the literary powerhouse behind The Handmaids Tale, has been lighting up the scene these past few days with echoes of her timeless voice amid a quiet post-tour breather. On her official website, Atwood shared shes wrapping up an extensive book tour for her memoir Book of Lives after a hectic holiday, gearing up for a packed 2026 packed with non-writing ventures like catching Wayne McGregors MaddAddam ballet revival in Toronto come June—she promises tears, the good kind. Her site also teases a cameo in the upcoming Season One TV adaptation of The Testaments launching in April, filmed in a gritty Toronto holding cell where she scowled just right.

CBS News 60 Minutes aired a riveting profile on February 1 titled The Indomitable Margaret Atwood, diving into her unyielding spirit, her latest works, and why her warnings on totalitarianism feel eerily prescient now. That Bookish Life Substack kicked off February quoting her iconic line from The Handmaids Tale—dont let the bastards grind you down—while spotlighting her poetry amid a roundup of hot releases, reminding fans shes penned 18 poetry collections rivaling her novels. Every Goddamn Day blog on January 31 dissected her poem February, unpacking its sly metaphors on male aggression and survival, tying it neatly to her enduring themes.

Looking ahead with biographical weight, a sold-out reading at Harvard Book Stores First Parish Church in Cambridge happened January 27, and theaters gear up for The Penelopiad staging in St Albans February 5 to 7. No fresh social blasts or business moves in the last 24 hours, but her influence simmers—pure Atwood, always plotting the next twist.

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