Jessica and Christine discuss THE HANDMAID'S TALE, a shockingly relevant book for our current political moment. As Margaret Atwood says in her 2017 introduction to the 1985 books, times of political authoritarianism bring out the true believers, sadists, and opportunists, and the "literature of witness" is an important "act of hope." Join in as Christine and Jessica laugh and cry and talk about what is coming next.
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Episode 11 links:
- Margaret Atwood bio on Britannica (Happy 85th birthday, Margaret Atwood!)
- On The Handmaid's Tale being banned, including a very recent article about it being banned (again) in Florida
- Atwood with a flamethrower trying to burn her "unburnable" book
- "Who's Afraid of The Handmaid's Tale?" in The Atlantic
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