Margaret Atwood: "The Year of the Flood" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)

Margaret Atwood: "The Year of the Flood" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)

The award-winning author presents her latest novel about a disturbing future world, including a catastrophic pandemic, genetically engineered animals, and a cult devoted to preserving all plant and animal life.

Margaret Atwood...

The award-winning author presents her latest novel about a disturbing future world, including a catastrophic pandemic, genetically engineered animals, and a cult devoted to preserving all plant and animal life.

Margaret Atwood stayed after the show to answer some of your [questions we couldn't get to on the air.](http://wamu.org/programs/dr/extra/atwood/)

Guests

Margaret Atwood

author of more than 40 books of fiction, poetry, and essays. Her internationally bestselling novels include �The Handmaids Tale,a Cat's Eye,� �Alias Grace,� �Oryx & Crake,� and �The Blind Assassin,� which won the 200 Booker Prize.

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