Join Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong to talk about the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments. Jenn then provides some suggestions for a listener who enjoyed reading An Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales.

Authors and books mentioned in this episode

• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
• Ursula K. Le Guin, by Margaret Atwood: 'One of the Literary Greats of the 20th Century' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/24/ursula-k-le-guin-margaret-atwood-tribute
• Review of Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood by Ursula Le Guin https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/29/margaret-atwood-year-of-flood
• What to Read Next if you loved Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments and The Handmaid’s Tale https://www.abc.net.au/life/what-to-read-after-margaret-atwoods-the-testaments/11549416
• Transcription by Kate Atkinson
  

Reading Suggestions for Sonya

Sonya loved:

• An Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Jenn’s suggestions:

• Fake by Stephanie Wood
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
• A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
• Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

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