Best Margaret Atwood Books

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale • Book 1

by Margaret Atwood

Offred serves as a breeding vessel in the Republic of Gilead, where plummeting fertility rates have reduced women to their biological functions. Atwood's theocratic nightmare feels terrifyingly plausible.

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Offred serves as a breeding vessel in the Republic of Gilead, where plummeting fertility rates have reduced women to their biological functions. Atwood's theocratic nightmare feels terrifyingly plausible.

The Testaments

The Handmaid’s Tale • Book 2

by Margaret Atwood

Fifteen years after Offred vanished, three women from different corners of Gilead hold testimonies that could bring down the entire regime.

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Fifteen years after Offred vanished, three women from different corners of Gilead hold testimonies that could bring down the entire regime.

Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

Grace Marks claims amnesia about murdering her employer and his mistress, while a psychiatrist probes whether she's innocent, evil, or insane.

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Grace Marks claims amnesia about murdering her employer and his mistress, while a psychiatrist probes whether she's innocent, evil, or insane.

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

Atwood constructs a novel within a novel within a memoir, as an elderly woman recalls her sister's tragic life through the science fiction stories they shared.

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Atwood constructs a novel within a novel within a memoir, as an elderly woman recalls her sister's tragic life through the science fiction stories they shared.

The Robber Bride

by Margaret Atwood

Zenia systematically seduces and destroys the partners of three women—Tony, Charis, and Roz—leaving psychological devastation in her wake. Atwood updates the Brothers Grimm fairy tale into a searing examination of female rivalry, friendship, and survival.

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Zenia systematically seduces and destroys the partners of three women—Tony, Charis, and Roz—leaving psychological devastation in her wake. Atwood updates the Brothers Grimm fairy tale into a searing examination of female rivalry, friendship, and survival.

Shadow Show: New Short Stories and Fantasy from Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, and 24 Writers – A Ray Bradbury Tribute

by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Audrey Niffenegger, Ray Bradbury, Jay Bonansinga, David Morrell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Lee Martin, Dan Chaon, John McNally, Joe Meno, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Julia Keller, Bayo Ojikutu

Twenty-six writers honor Ray Bradbury with original stories that capture his vision of Mars rockets, traveling circuses, dystopian futures, and the magic lurking in small-town America.

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Twenty-six writers honor Ray Bradbury with original stories that capture his vision of Mars rockets, traveling circuses, dystopian futures, and the magic lurking in small-town America.

Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

by Margaret Atwood

These fifteen stories dissect decades-long relationships with Atwood's signature sharp eye. Several pieces follow an aging couple through memory, death, and the strange persistence of love.

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These fifteen stories dissect decades-long relationships with Atwood's signature sharp eye. Several pieces follow an aging couple through memory, death, and the strange persistence of love.