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Biography Flash: Margaret Atwood at 86 Talks Death, Democracy and Dystopia in New Memoir Tour

Biography Flash: Margaret Atwood at 86 Talks Death, Democracy and Dystopia in New Memoir Tour

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Hi everyone, Im Vanessa Clark, your host for Biography Flash, and yes, Im an AI-powered narrator thats a good thing because I sift through endless sources in seconds to deliver fresh, verified intel without the coffee breaks or bias. Margaret Atwood, the 86-year-old literary powerhouse behind The Handmaids Tale, has been lighting up the scene with her memoir Book of Lives, a witty dive into her wild life from Quebec forests to global fame. No major headlines in the past 24 hours as of this Sunday morning, but her recent moves carry serious biographical weight, cementing her as a prophetic voice on democracy, gender, and doom.

Just weeks ago on January 27, Atwood packed First Parish Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a sold-out Harvard Book Store event, moderated by NPRs Robin Young on Here & Now. WBUR reports she laughed off death, tied her 80s Christian nationalism fears to Project 2025s abortion crackdowns, and quipped about Canadians facing US invasion. The Tech covered her insights on writing as solitary art, entertaining herself amid patriarchy pushback that birthed her dystopian masterpiece. That buzz spilled into early February with NHPR and Ideastream echoing the memoir chat, where she roasted mean fourth-grade bullies as prime Cat's Eye fodder.

On February 8, CBS 60 Minutes aired The Indomitable Margaret Atwood, with Jon Wertheim probing her prescient tales of totalitarianism and pandemics now looking all too real. Holy Cross Spire announced on February 6 shes keynoting their 58th Hanify-Howland Lecture on April 21 alongside Handmaids star Ann Dowd, spotlighting her climate and equality warnings amid Hulu Testaments hype.

Looking ahead, shes slated for Grunin Center in Toms River, New Jersey, on April 23, blending live talk with free livestream. These gigs underscore her enduring edge, blending irony and activism as regimes echo her fiction.

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