The Real Meaning Behind ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s’ Food Scenes—and What They Reveal About Power

In The Handmaid’s Tale, food is a symbol of control over the handmaids in the fictional society Gilead and even after they ...

For a Literary Saint, Margaret Atwood Can Sure Hold a Grudge

She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.