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Margaret Atwood has just marked one of the most pivotal weeks of her long literary career, with November 4, 2025, bringing the release of her highly anticipated memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, published by Penguin Random House. According to her official website, Atwood has described the book as the work that demanded everything she had: “I sweated blood over this book – there was too much life to stuff in.” She has openly shared that the memoir is as much about “catastrophes, revenges and times of political horror” as it is about “moments of joy and surprising events.” This candid approach has already generated buzz across the media landscape, with critics hailing Book of Lives as a significant contribution to Canadian and world literature, not merely as personal recollection but as a lens on our collective past and future.

Within a day of the memoir’s release, Atwood began a whirlwind international book tour. Her scheduled events include conversations in New York and Chicago, followed by appearances in London, Manchester, Bristol, Paris, Berlin, and a series of Canadian cities including Hamilton and Vancouver. Special attention is on her Bristol event on November 11, hosted by journalist Samira Ahmed, which promises deep dives into Atwood’s own unconventional childhood in northern Quebec, her literary inspirations, and her sharply relevant views on feminism, technology, and the threats facing democracy today. In Manchester, she’ll be joined onstage by the charismatic academic Shahidha Bari, further affirming her status as a cultural touchstone. Tickets for these events are scarce, according to organizers like Fane and Bristol Beacon, reflecting the enduring public appetite to hear her story firsthand.

News outlets have also highlighted Atwood’s collaboration with the Edmonton Public Library this month, where she’s supporting Canadian librarians and their mission, connecting her personal advocacy with her biographical legacy as a public intellectual. Social media is abuzz: her Instagram posts feature behind-the-scenes glimpses from the book tour, joyful snaps from her cameo filming on the TV adaptation of The Testaments—expected to air in spring 2026—and lively tributes to the 25th anniversary edition of The Blind Assassin, for which she recently wrote a new introduction. Her Substack newsletter, meanwhile, continues to offer witty dispatches on literature and the state of the world.

Atwood’s commitment to conservation is also in the news, as she checks in from the nearly complete Bird Centre project on Pelee Island, a labor of love blending environmentalism and community outreach—further testament to her multifaceted legacy. In the broader Atwood fandom, November is also Margaret Atwood Reading Month, with online book clubs and literary websites coordinating themed readings and discussions that span the full arc of her career, from The Handmaid’s Tale to her newest memoir.

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