Margaret Atwood to give reading Sept. 14

Margaret Atwood, the internationally known author of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will read from her latest novel, “The Blind Assassin,” at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, in the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.

The reading is cosponsored by the UW–Madison Libraries and Borders Book Stores and coincides with the release of the paperback edition of the book, first published last year.

Atwood is the author of more than 25 books, including fiction, poetry and essays. Her most recent works include the best-selling novels “Alias Grace” and “The Robber Bride” and the collections “Wilderness Tips” and “Good Bones and Simple Murders.”

“The Blind Assassin” is a meditation on loss, regret and yearning, a multilayered book that introduces a novel within a novel. The London Times wrote, “Atwood’s latest fiction is among the very best.”

Atwood, born in Ottawa in 1939, currently lives in Toronto. She earned degrees at the University of Toronto and Radcliffe College, and attended Harvard University. She has taught at universities in Canada, the United States and Australia.