Book of Lives

Published: 4 November 2025

Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between.

Raised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec: a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated but also thrilling and beautiful.

From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape.

In pages alive with the natural world, reading , books, and major political turning points we meet poets, bears, Hollywood stars and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.