Margaret Atwood, author of a number of notable novels but most notably The Handmaid's Tale, has claimed that the difference between science fiction and specuative fiction is that the latter "could actually happen." How do we judge the worlds described in books such as The Handmaid's Tale? Are we predisposed to look for lessons that aren't there in times that feel uncertain? Join us this week as we discuss Margaret Atwood and speculative fiction!

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