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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood


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Join Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong to talk about the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments. Jenn then provides some suggestions for a listener who enjoyed reading An Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales.

Authors and books mentioned in this episode

  • The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
  • The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  • Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
  • Ursula K. Le Guin, by Margaret Atwood: 'One of the Literary Greats of the 20th Century' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/24/ursula-k-le-guin-margaret-atwood-tribute
  • Review of Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood by Ursula Le Guin https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/29/margaret-atwood-year-of-flood
  • What to Read Next if you loved Margaret Atwood's The Testaments and The Handmaid's Tale https://www.abc.net.au/life/what-to-read-after-margaret-atwoods-the-testaments/11549416
  • Transcription by Kate Atkinson

Reading Suggestions for Sonya

Sonya loved:

  • An Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Jenn's suggestions:

  • Fake by Stephanie Wood
  • Becoming by Michelle Obama
  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
  • A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
  • Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
  • Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

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Friends at the LibraryBy Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong