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Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ The Handmaid’s Tale author spoke out as she accepted the freedom to publish prize at the British Book awards Margaret Atwood has said she cannot remember another point in her lifetime “when words themselves have felt under such threat”. “Words are our earliest human technology, like water they appear insubstantial, but like water they can generate tremendous power” the 85-year-old novelist said in her acceptance speech for the freedom to publish prize at the British Book awards. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/12/margaret-atwood-words-under-threat-freedom-to-publish-british-book-awards?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu