On Saturday, December 13, Margaret Atwood came to Edmonton for “Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Tara McCarthy” to talk about her memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts. Atwood added Edmonton to her tour last minute after her book, The Handmaid’s Tale, was set to be pulled from Edmonton Public School’s library book shelves. The event was hosted by Audrey’s Books, a local book store, and moderated by Tara McCarthy from CBC Radio. When she published her first book in Edmonton in 1969, The Edible Woman, she received push back from many male interviewers. Her most popular book, The Handmaid’s Tale, was based on a dystopian Christian theocracy.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2025 18:02 UTC