Margaret Atwood: ‘She’s ahead of everyone in the room’
As excitement mounts for the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, we talk to publishers and writers about the great novelist
The Observer guide to the best autumn culture
Long-awaited albums, audacious political theatre and TV fit to follow Game of Thrones, plus film, dance, classical and more…
Malcolm Gladwell: ‘I’m just trying to get people to take psychology seriously’
The Canadian writer made his name bringing intellectual sparkle to everyday subjects, and his new book - about how strangers interact with each other - is no exception