Gilead is here,now,but it will crumble,vows Handmaid's Tale author

Gilead is here,now,but it will crumble,vows Handmaid's Tale author

For a decade'the world went shopping',Margaret Atwood says,but the seeds of her imagined oppressive dystopia were already growing in the US.

  • byNick Miller

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The Testaments:Atwood's riveting sequel to The Handmaid's Tale

The Testaments:Atwood's riveting sequel to The Handmaid's Tale

This follow-up to the wildly successful story of Gilead makes readers confront their own potential complicity in a brutal system.

  • byEmily Maguire
'It's a global phenomenon':how to get in on The Testaments hype

'It's a global phenomenon':how to get in on The Testaments hype

The importance of a book like this to bricks-and-mortar bookshops can't be overstated – so naturally they're going all out.

  • byKarl Quinn
'Fast,immersive narrative':Praise (be) for The Testaments

'Fast,immersive narrative':Praise (be) for The Testaments

The first reviews of acclaimed author Margaret Atwood's The Testaments are here.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Under his eye:Gilead on trial in The Testaments exclusive extract

Under his eye:Gilead on trial in The Testaments exclusive extract

The Testaments,Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale,picks up the story more than 15 years after Offred stepped into the unknown. The novel,which this week made the Booker shortlist,follows the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

  • byMargaret Atwood
Readers in a frenzy as Margaret Atwood's The Testaments released early

Readers in a frenzy as Margaret Atwood's The Testaments released early

Readers have been waiting 34 years for a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale – and now a lucky few won't have to wait a week longer.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
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Why the Handmaid's Tale finale was always going to disappoint
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Why the Handmaid's Tale finale was always going to disappoint

After 13 episodes,season three has come to an end. Warning:spoilers ahead.

  • byBroede Carmody
Yvonne Strahovski:Beyond the tale

Yvonne Strahovski:Beyond the tale

After her steely performance in The Handmaid’s Tale,Yvonne Strahovski is showing a softer side. She talks about her new movie,her loved-up marriage and the joy of motherhood.

  • bySteve Dow
Sequel to Handmaid's Tale in running for Booker Prize

Sequel to Handmaid's Tale in running for Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood's novel"The Testaments",the highly anticipated sequel to"The Handmaid's Tale",is in the running for the Booker Prize,Britain's most prestigious literary award.

  • byAlex Marshall
How Lambs of God avoids the trap of The Handmaid's Tale

How Lambs of God avoids the trap of The Handmaid's Tale

Dark humour prevents Foxtel's drama Lambs of God from descending into the depths of despair like The Handmaid's Tale.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
'Outliers appeal to me tremendously':Ann Dowd on her horrible roles

'Outliers appeal to me tremendously':Ann Dowd on her horrible roles

Ann Dowd's latest terrifying part sees her as a nun-with-a-dark-past in upcoming series Lambs of God. But in real-life? The actor exudes warmth and kindness.

  • byRachel Olding