Books Recommended by Margaret Atwood
Saving Us
A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
Katharine Hayhoe
Source: "A must-read if we’re serious about enacting positive change from the ground up, in communities, and through human connections & human emotions." - Margaret Atwood
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
Source: "About what the Americas were like before (and during) the wipeout caused by European microbes + viruses." - Margaret Atwood
The Flu Pandemic and You
A Canadian Guide
Vincent Lam
Source: "Sage, calm, realistic words by an epidemiologist and a Toronto doctor who was there for SARS." - Margaret Atwood
The Bronte Myth
Lucasta Miller
Source: "About the fall and rise of their literary reputations." - Margaret Atwood
Weeds
In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants
Richard Mabey
Source: Margaret Atwood recommended this book on Twitter.
In the Lateness of the World
Poems
Carolyn Forché
Source: "Gives us some perspective." - Margaret Atwood
Memorial Drive
A Daughter's Memoir
Natasha Trethewey
Source: "A heartbreaking book." - Margaret Atwood
Merde!
The Real French You Were Never Taught at School
Genevieve
Source: "An excellent book." - Margaret Atwood
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