<b>In this brilliant selection of essays--including three new pieces--the award-winning, best-selling author of <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> and <i>The Testaments</i> offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granola--and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as...</b> <p/>- Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of <i>The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx & Crake</i>, and Atwood's other beloved works.<br>- How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?<br>- How can we live on our planet?<br>- Is it true? And is it fair?<br>- What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? <p/>In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwood's views on the climate crisis, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Margaret Atwood<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 09/05/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.83lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.95h x 5.12w x 1.02d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780593314074