Margaret Atwood on 'The Handmaid's Tale' as Reality, Book Bans, and Tarot

Margaret Atwood, double Booker Prize winner, spoke at the Babell literary festival in Porto about how her 1985 dystopian novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' has become a global symbol of resistance as real-world events mirror its themes. In an interview with Eve Jackson, she discussed Donald Trump, the rise of book bans in the United States, the erosion of reproductive rights, and censorship. Atwood also burned a supposedly 'unburnable' copy of her novel to protest censorship. She reflected on her recently published memoirs 'Book of Lives', covering her childhood in the Canadian wilderness, her literary career, and her enduring love with writer Graeme Gibson. The interview concluded with Atwood reading Eve Jackson's palm, indulging her long-time passion for tarot and astrology.