The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood, 85, has done it again.
The prolific Canadian writer, poet, and essayist has won two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, and numerous lifetime achievement honors. The writer of the prescient The Handmaid’s Tale just added another accolade to her overcrowded mantle thanks to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Non-Fiction Books of 2025 list.
Atwood’s memoir Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts was published on November 4, 2025, quickly becoming a New York Times bestseller. Kirkus Reviews just named Atwood’s Book of Lives to its Best Non-Fiction Books of 2025 list.
View this post on InstagramKirkus Reviews writes, “Engaging, wise, and marvelously witty—illuminating both the craft of writing and the art of living.”
At least four of Atwood’s books have been optioned or adapted for the screen, including The Handmaid’s Tale, which was adapted both as a film and as a TV series on Hulu. One of the most prominent authors of her generation, Atwood is considered one of the preeminent current writers. Her most recent work, her memoir Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, is now receiving accolades of its own.
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About Kirkus Reviews
View this post on InstagramAn American book review magazine founded in 1933, Kirkus Reviews offers pre-publication reviews in an effort to help teachers, librarians, and booksellers choose books.Through its web content, newsletter, and social media platforms, Kirkus Reviews is considered a trustworthy source in the publishing industry. While the site does not share explicitly how it chooses its best-of lists, the non-fiction list is curated by editor John McMurtrie.
Kirkus relies on expert reviews and aims to include not just bestsellers on its best-of lists, but books of quality, insight, and “books of distinction.”
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