Margaret Atwood on The Testaments and Her Hopes for The 2020 Election | RS Interview Special Edition

Last fall, Margaret Atwood published The Testaments, a sequel to her 1985 bestseller, The Handmaid’s Tale, which for decades has served as a cautionary tale about how easily a once-democratic and thriving country such as the United States can slip into authoritarian rule. Since the success of the Emmy-winning Hulu series adaptation of the prescient dystopian novel about theocratic totalitarianism, many have seen her as a sort of feminist prophet — especially in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. With the paperback version of The Testaments available this month, we caught up with the Canadian author to discuss her “clairvoyant” abilities, her love of Dolly Parton, and her hopes for American society on the eve of the 2020 election. She even shared a Spotify playlist she made (with the help of son-in-law and Brassland label co-founder Alec Hanley Bemis) to accompany the book, which includes new songs from Taylor Swift, as well as Pete Seeger folk standards. Get the full story at: https://bit.ly/32ZgkJb