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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Handmaid’s Tale” has been renewed for Season 5 at Hulu.The announcement was made Thursday as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation. In its first three seasons, the drama was nominated for 54 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 15.

Bill Clinton to Margaret Atwood, may be coming to an end.ReedPop, which has managed BookExpo for a quarter century, announced Tuesday that effective immediately it was “retiring” the event, along with the fan-based BookCon and merchandise-based UnBound. Any future for the convention depends on the wishes of the book community.

The Handmaid’s Tale having a happy ending in a new interview.The Hulu show, which is based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, follows Moss’ character June in the totalitarian state of Gilead, where women are treated as the property of the state.With a fourth season of the drama in the works, Moss has spoken about the future of the show, saying she would be “offended” if it kept going if her character died.

CINCINNATI -- Author Margaret Atwood thinks an American defiant streak is the country's defense against the kind of nightmarish totalitarian future she depicts for the United States in “The Handmaid’s Tale.""I would bet on American orneriness and refusal to line up,” she told The Associated Press. “So I don’t think you’re going to get people marching in lockstep easily.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWriter-producer Bruce Miller is among the millions of readers who have been profoundly affected by Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” More than 30 years after the book’s publication, Miller adapted it as a series for Hulu and serves as executive producer and showrunner.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterA wide group of global entertainment figures have signed a letter supporting the Polish LGBT+ community in the face of growing controversy in the country.On Tuesday, the government stepped in to support the Polish town of Tuchow, which recently lost financial support from the EU after it set up a ‘LGBT-free’ zone.

WARSAW, Poland -- Dozens of authors, artists and scholars — including writer Margaret Atwood and film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Mike Leigh— have expressed outrage at the hostility being directed toward LGBT people in Poland by the country's president and other politicians.

Margaret Atwood, James Norton and Ed Harris are among the stars who have signed a letter in support of LGBT rights in Poland.

Harpers calling for the end of cancel culture.The letter warns against the development of “censoriousness” and “an intolerance of opposing views”.Rowling, who has recently spoken of her views on transgender rights and has sparked a controversial discussion, said on Twitter that she was “proud to sign this letter in defence of a foundational principle of a liberal society: open debate and freedom of thought and speech.”The letter acknowledges “powerful protests for racial and social justice”, but

Dozens of artists, writers and academics have signed an open letter decrying the weakening of public debate and warning that the free exchange of information and ideas is in jeopardy amid a rise in what they call “illiberalism.”

JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood are among prominent figures from the arts world who have signed a letter warning of an “intolerant climate” for free speech.

Naman Ramachandran “Harry Potter” writer J.K Rowling, “Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood and “Midnight’s Children” writer Salman Rushdie are amongst 150 public figures to have signed a letter condemning the practice of ‘public shaming,’ or cancel culture as it is known popularly.Cancel culture is a term used to describe individuals who have shared an unpopular opinion or have past behavior that’s deemed offensive, who are ‘canceled’ on social media.

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Like so many, Elisabeth Moss is living life one Zoom conversation at a time. She slides into The Hollywood Reporter's virtual chat with The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood fresh off a regular production meeting about season four of her Emmy-winning dystopic Hulu drama, full of excitement.

The Handmaid’s Tale as production has been stalled due to lockdown.But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of Margaret Atwood content available still. The Canadian author has written dozens of books over the years, so there are lots to pick from.We’ve picked five of our favourite Margaret Atwood books to tide us over until the next season of the beloved show returns to our screens.1. The Handmaid’s TaleObviously, if you haven’t read the source material you must sit down and read this

Hulu owes a lot to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” As streamers like Netflix and Amazon began earning critical acclaim and awards recognition for series, Hulu was starting to fall behind. But that all changed when the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel hit the scene, instantly becoming a much-needed hit for the streaming service.

You can’t keep a good man locked down.

Since the Covid-19 lockdown was announced last month, reading has been one of the most popular activities Buddies have turned to to keep themselves entertained.

Internationally renowned Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood will take part in an online literary conversation with Canada’s former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 3 p.m. ET on the National Arts Centre’s Facebook page.

Margaret Atwood is encouraging the pleasure of books in a time of crisis.

Actress Elisabeth Moss would sacrifice her TV salary on The Handmaid’s Tale to land Meryl Streep as a guest star.

Patti Smith is being awarded the 2020 PEN Literary Service Award, Rolling Stone reports. The award annually recognizes an author who write about “the human condition.” Previous recipients include Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, and Bob Woodward. Smith will receive the award at PEN’s annual gala on May 19 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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