"The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood on the inspiration for her surprising new work
Margaret Atwood is best known as the author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and over a dozen other novels, but she decided to branch out for her latest release. "Paper Boat" is a compilation of 60 years' worth of poems, written over the course of her career. Michelle Miller has more.
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