Books Recommended by Margaret Atwood

"Gritty, sad, sly, riotous – Anne Enright’s THE WREN, THE WREN (@wwnorton @penguinrandom Sept. 23) takes the p*ss out of much, including #Irish #poets, mother+father+sister-hoods, bad+good sex +more, in gem-packed language that fizzes like a sidewalk firecracker. Must-read!"

"A must-read if we’re serious about enacting positive change from the ground up, in communities, and through human connections & human emotions. ⁦@KHayhoe⁩ Saving Us | Book by Katharine Hayhoe | Simon & Schuster #climatechange https://t.co/px0rZCucVS"

"Good reading for difficult times: The Splendid and the Vile, by Eric Larsen. @penguinrandom A world leader (Churchill) & family live through first years of WW2. Not going too well in the Blitz eh? That was a near-run thing!"

"You wanted #reading lists? Here are 100+ all-time & new goodies (with commentaries, plus lovely illustrations by Dana Tanamachi), in EX LIBRIS, by Michiko Kakutani. Many and varied! Clarkson Potter @penguinrandom"

"Somewhat comforting stories: Edna O'Brien, The Country Girls; Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence. For love stories that work out, you can't beat Jane Austen."

"Somewhat comforting stories: Edna O'Brien, The Country Girls; Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence. For love stories that work out, you can't beat Jane Austen."

"Just finished My Year of Rest and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh: caustic, funny, dark addition to the lineage of unlikeable female protagonists (by Mona Awad, Sheila Heti, Anita Brookner, Jean Rhys, Emily Bronte...+ grandmamas Lady MacBeth + Medea)"

": Then you'll love @haszombiesinit 's book, GET IN TROUBLE, by Kelly Link. Very droll on this subject!"

"Also loved the Cicero trio by Robert Harris: Lustrum | Book review http://t.co/MyANy2982B via @guardian Dirty doings in Ancient Rome..."