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ⓘ About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, whose birthdate is November 18, 1939, was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and she still resides in Canada. Margaret Atwood is a very well known and highly acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic, inventor and environmental activist. Atwood is also an award winning humanist. She was awarded by the American Humanist Association, Humanist of the Year in 1987. Atwood writes in many genres, including historical fiction and science fiction. She has even written three television scripts. She is the author of more than sixty-five books of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children’s books and critical essays and her written works have been published in over 35 countries. At sixteen, Margaret Atwood realized she wanted to write professionally.
All Book Series by Margaret Atwood
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
Book 2 of 8 · published 2012 Co-authored · Naomi Alderman
The Journals of Susanna Moodie
Book 3 of 31 · published 1970 Co-authored · Charles Pachter
Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2024
Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery
Book 5 of 6 · published 2011
A Short History of Myth
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2004 Anthology · Karen Armstrong
Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson
Book 2 of 9 · published 2005 Anthology · David Grossman
The Goddess Chronicle
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2013 Anthology · Natsuo Kirino
The Gap of Time
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2015 Anthology · Jeanette Winterson
Macbeth
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Jo Nesbø
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
Single-title series · published 2012 Co-authored · Naomi Alderman
Thomas King: Works and Impact
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012 Anthology · Kathleen Flaherty,Helen Hoy,Robin Ridington,Marlene Goldman,James H. Cox,Eva Gruber,Aloys N.M. Fleischmann,Blanca Schorcht,Carter Meland,Doris Wolf,Favel,Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber,Julia Breitbach,Katja Sarkowsky,Linda Warley,Marco Ulm,Mark Shackleton,Marta Dvořák,Martin Kuester,Reingard M. Nischik,Renée Hulan,Stuart Christie,Suzanne Rintoul
Gained Ground: Perspectives on Canadian and Comparative North American Studies
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018 Co-authored · Aritha van Herk,Linda Hutcheon,Silvia Mergenthal,Marlene Goldman,Eva Gruber,Julia Breitbach,Katja Sarkowsky,Caroline Rosenthal,Michael Hutcheon,Shuli Barzilai,Bettina Mack,Claire Omhovere,Florian Freitag,Jutta Ernst,Sherrill Grace
The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories
Book 3 of 46 · published 1990
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Book 10 of 46 · published 1994
Turn of the Story: Canadian Short Fiction on the Eve of the Millennium
Book 17 of 46 · published 1999
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Book 18 of 46 · published 1999
The Common Sky: Canadian Writers Against the War
Book 21 of 46 · published 2003
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
Book 22 of 46 · published 2004
The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction.
Book 26 of 46 · published 2008
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
Book 28 of 46 · published 2009
Pen America: A Journal for Writers and Readers: 14 The Good Books
Book 32 of 46 · published 2011
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Book 34 of 46 · published 2012
Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers
Book 42 of 46 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Margaret Atwood?
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, whose birthdate is November 18, 1939, was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and she still resides in Canada. Margaret Atwood is a very well known and highly acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic, inventor and environmental activist. Atwood is also an award winning humanist.
Which Margaret Atwood series should I start with?
The best place to start is the MaddAddam series, the earliest of Margaret Atwood's multi-book series: it opens with Oryx and Crake (2003) and runs to 3 books across 2003–2013, ending with MaddAddam (2013). Margaret Atwood's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Margaret Atwood written?
Margaret Atwood has 151 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1964 and 2025. 27 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Canongate's The Myths series with 9 books — and 124 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Margaret Atwood's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Margaret Atwood's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Handmaid's Tale (1986–2019, 2 books), MaddAddam (2003–2013, 3 books) and Canongate's The Myths (2004–2013, 9 books), plus 4 more.
How are Margaret Atwood's books organised into series?
This guide splits Margaret Atwood's 151 books into 7 named series and 124 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Canongate's The Myths (9 books, 2004–2013); Hogarth Shakespeare (7 books, 2015–2018); Angel Catbird Graphic Novels (3 books, 2016–2017); MaddAddam (3 books, 2003–2013); The Handmaid's Tale (2 books, 1986–2019), plus 2 further series.