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Exclusive: “The Other Handmaid’s Tales” Is Coming: Margaret Atwood Has Written A Sequel or Continuation of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

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When Margaret Atwood published “The Handmaid’s Tale” in 1985, little could she imagine the popularity it would engender in the next century.

The TV version of her novel, starring Elisabeth Moss, has become a cultural touchstone. It’s also won a lot of awards and has just finished its second season.

So now what? I can tell you that Atwood has finished a continuation or sequel, and we’ll see it early next year. I’m told it could be called “The Other Handmaid’s Tales.” The new book comprises testaments of three of the handmaids from the original book. I don’t know if the folks at Hulu know about it, but they will be jumping for joy at this news. “The Handmaid’s Tale” has put them on the map.

Meanwhile, come December there will be a graphic novel of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” just in time for Christmas. Canadian artist Renee Nault is the illustrator. Both books will published by legendary editor Nan Talese, who has been Atwood’s editor for all of her career at Doubleday.

 

illustration of the Handmaid’s Tale from Renee Nault website.

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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