The Handmaid's Tale' author and literary icon Margaret Atwood's long-awaited memoir, 'Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts,' is out Nov. 5, 2025, her published Doubleday announced in February 2025.

The acclaimed author and literary oracle discusses how her life has mirrored her art, and the “catastrophes and stupid things” that make up “Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts”—out this fall.

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A Memoir Of Sorts" is due for release Nov. 4. Atwood says she “sweated blood over this book” and that "there was too much life to stuff in." McClelland & Stewa