The mind behind “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Canadian author Margaret Atwood tells all | CBC Docs POV

Margaret Atwood’s work has arguably never been more relevant than it is today. Readers are turning to it as they face the rise of authoritarian politics, rapidly evolving technologies and the slow-motion disaster of climate change. Her poems and books often meditate on survival, and for many, they’re also survival tools in themselves. #CBCdocsPOV #MargaretAtwood • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The success of the television adaptation of her novel The Handmaid’s Tale has made Atwood even more of a household name. The launch of the book’s highly anticipated sequel, The Testaments, made international news. Nearly two million people follow Atwood’s early-morning tweets.