Margaret Atwood
43) Angel Catbird
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016-
Language
English
Description
"On a dark night, young genetic engineer Strig Feleedus is accidentally mutated by his own experiment when his DNA is merged with that of a cat and an owl"--
Series
Shout select volume 15
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the not-so-distant future, strong-willed and beautiful Kate possesses a precious commodity that most women have lost and most men want to control: fertility. Forced into a brain-washing boot camp that turns fertile women into surrogate mothers for social-elite men and their infertile wives, Kate thinks she's made out well when she's assigned to an eminent party leader. But when she learns that he's sterile, she's faced with an impossible choice:...
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Season Five of the Handmaid's Tale, June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead's influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise to power. June, Lucke, and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? From executive producer, Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.
50) The art and making of The handmaid's tale: the official companion to MGM Television's hit series
Author
Publisher
Insight Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Explore the terrifying world of Gilead with this behind-the-scenes look at the Emmy award-winning show The Handmaid's Tale. The hotly anticipated debut of The Handmaid's Tale - Hulu's groundbreaking show based on Margaret Atwood's best-selling novel - drew a wide audience and rave reviews. Now, this comprehensive book details the process of bringing the story to the small screen with exclusive cast and crew interviews, backstage and set photography,...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The film explores Atwood's 'backstory,' her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood's novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
One week into the COVID-19 shutdown, tenants of a Lower East Side apartment building in Manhattan have begun to gather on the rooftop and tell stories. With each passing night, more and more neighbors gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned pails. Gradually the tenants--some of whom have barely spoken to each other--become real neighbors. In this Decameron-like serial novel, general editor Margaret Atwood, Authors Guild president Douglas...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril."--
54) Alias Grace
Publisher
CBC Home Video / eOne Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Grace Marks is a young, poor Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, finds herself accused and convicted of the infamous 1843 murders of her employer, wealthy farmer Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Handmaid June finds herself once again in resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead after opting not to flee to Canada with her baby at the end of the second season. Now, she will struggle to strike back against the regime despite overwhelming odds. This season there are startling reunions, betrayals and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead that will force all of the characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: Blessed be the...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.