alias grace or the handmaid's tale.inct to almost pull the rug underneath the reader's expectations, where does that come from, do you think? well, ithink it comes from writing. it comes from writing novels. so — or it comes from storytelling. so, you don't want the first five pages of your book to give away the entire plot, do you? i don't, particularly if it's a murder mystery. i don't want to think, "oh, well, i know who did that. "it's very obvious." so, hook me in. present me with a mystery. make me want to know more. and that's a good beginning of a book. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." "oh, tell me more! "in what way?" "the past is another country. "they do things differently there." "how differently?" "it was a bright, cold day in april and the clocks "were striking 13." which brings us back to george orwell. yes, it does. more than — well, it's around six decades since you first read him but in your most recent collection of short stories, you summon him up from beyond the grave. you have

alias grace or the handmaid's tale.instinct to almost pull the rug underneath the reader's expectations, where does that come from, do you think? well, ithink it comes from writing. it comes from writing novels. so — or it comes from storytelling. so, you don't want the first five pages of your book to give away the entire plot, do you? i don't, particularly if it's a murder mystery. i don't want to think, "oh, well, i know who did that. "it's very obvious." so, hook me in. present me with a mystery. make me want to know more. and that's a good beginning of a book. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." "oh, tell me more! "in what way?" "the past is another country. "they do things differently there." "how differently?" "it was a bright, cold day in april and the clocks "were striking 13." which brings us back to george orwell. yes, it does. more than — well, it's around six decades since you first read him but in your most recent collection of short stories, you summon him up from beyond the grave. you

handmaid's tale. the chief legal officer of penguin random house said in a statement announcing its filing, quote, this country has long upheld t principle that authors have the right to communicate their stories and ideas to the public, including students, and that students have a right to explore, choose and learn from those books without discriminatory interference from the government. statutes like the one in iowa undermine these important rights and wrongfly subject librarians and educators and school districts to penalty just for doing their jobs, end quote. and now an interview with transit book's publisher, adam levy. mr. levy recently sat down with booktv peter slen to talk about the publishing house that he began with his wife out of their home eight years ago and what it means to have published a 2023 nobel prize winner and now a booktv. we want to introduce you to adam levy. he is the co-publisher along with his wife ashley of transit books. mr. levy, what kind of books do you publish at t

handmaid's tale. the chief legal officer of penguin random house said in a statement announcing its filing, quote, this country has long upheld the principle that authors have the right to communicate their stories and ideas to the public, including students, and at students have a right to explore, choose and learn from those books without discriminatory interference from the government. statutes like the one in iowa undermine these important rights and wrongful subject librarians and educators and school districts to penalty just for doing their jobs, end quote. and now an interview with transit book's publisher, adam levy. mr. levy recently sat down with booktv peter slen to talk about the publishing house that he began with his wife out of their home eight years ago and what it means to have published a 2023 nobel prize winner and now a booktv. we want to introduce you to adam levy. he is the co-publisher along with his wife ashley of transit books. mr. levy, what kind of books do you publish at t

handmaid's tale. the chief legal officer of penguin random house said in a statement announcing its filing, quote, this country has long upheld the principle that authorhave the right to communicate their stories and ideas to the public, including students, and that students have a right to explore, choose and learn from those books without scriminatory interference from the government. stutes like the one in iowa undermine these important rights and wrongfully subject librarians and educators and school districts to penalty just for doing their jobs, end quote. and now an interview with transit book's publisher, adam levy. mr. levy recently sat down with booktv peter slen to talk about the publishing house that he began with his wife out of their home eight years ago and what it means to have published a 2023 nobel prize winner and now a booktv. we want to introduce you to adam levy. he is the co-publisher along with his wife ashley of transit books. mr. levy, what kind of books do you publish at tra

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we have some on the screen, books like "beloved," "the bluest eye,""the handmaid's tale.""hey're fearing that the vague language in this law could mean that they have this just broad d discretion over what books belong in schools and what don't. >> what is the punishment if a school has these books on their shelves? >> they are saying if they're finding these schools are in repeat violation, you could be looking at disciplinary action and even at termination, boris. >> rene marsh, than for the update. appreciate it. >>> still to come, how a cnn's battle with cancer inspired her lifesaving work, helping families in her native american community. >>> cnn heroes -- brought to you by humana. >>> the lead-up to this year's big event, we're introducing you to the 2023 top ten cnn heroes. many native americans face significant health care challenges, leading to the lowest life expectancy and highest preventable illness death rates in the united states. one woman, inspired by her own battle with breast cancer, and accessing crucial treatment, supports fellow cancer patients and the

most famously, her 1985 novel, the handmaid�*s tale, a dystopian vision of america, in which women areool, her creativity was clear. i put on a home economics opera. it was about fabrics. can you remember how it goes? # fabrics need a swim in the suds. # it makes them feel just like new. # plink—plink, plink—plink. laughter. i want to make sure the mics are recording us. margaret atwood, welcome to this cultural life. thank you very much. happy to be here.

it is -- i feel like i am reading a chapter of "the handmaid's tale." i cannot believe this is the united states of america in 2023. and i hope the women who are feeling like i do today do not forget this and carry this indignation and this anger and this infuriation to the ballot and to the voting booth. because those people -- mostly men in state capitols -- who are telling us what we can and cannot do deserve to be voted out. >> anna navarro, again, thank you for sharing that personal story with us and with everybody out there. really appreciate it. thank you for coming on tonight. >>> up next, ukrainian president zelenskyy has just returned to washington. he has key meetings on a schedule tomorrow with president biden and lawmakers. he's hoping to rescue. but is currently a stalled aid package. republican senators, including my next guest, will be critical to a pototential oututcome. [upbeat music] ♪♪ ♪♪ new pork carnitas. only at el pollo loco. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told yo

it is absurd, i feel like i'm reading a chapter of the handmaid's tale i cannot believe this is the unitedmerica, and 2023, and i have the women who are feeling like i do today do not forget this and carry this indignation and this anger, and this infuriation to the balance and to the voting, because those people, mostly men in state capitals who are telling us what we can and cannot do deserve to be voted out. >> reporter: and a navarro, again, thank you for showing that personal story with us and everybody. thank you for coming on tonight. up next, ukrainian president zelenskyy has just returned to washington. he has key me tinge on his schedule tomorrow, he's hoping to rescue -- a stalled aid package. republican senators including my next guests will be critical to the potential outcome. [upbeat music] ♪♪ ♪♪ new pork carnitas. only at el pollo loco. first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here to take care of you.” connecting with kim... made me reconnect with m

because he wands the handmaid's tale. that's frightening, the reality is, harry, i'm not going to ask you to comment on the politics because everything they do is because of trump. they don't like ukraine because trump doesn't like ukraine. they want to go after prosecutors because trump doesn't like them. they're literally for him. let's talk about him because he's the reason they do everything they do, the republicans. this argument that's being made, a federal appeals court said trump cannot get presidential immunity on his january 6th civil cases. he still has to meet them. but i want to let you listen to a guy named steve sado, he's trump's lawyer, and he's arguing in the case of the fulton county prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, trump cannot be prosecuted, right, before the election because he's running for president. but if he became president, he also cannot be prosecuted. take a listen. >> can you imagine the notion of republican nominee for president not being able to campaign for the presidency bec

why would you want to practice in a state that essentially is the handmaid's tale?t this is the decision on whether a woman can get this exception is really in some ways down to the decision-maker is a woman or man, in the case of the judge who said yes, she should be able to have this abortion, this female judge. and obviously, her doctor. or, this zealot man, who sits on the supreme court despite himself having protested and violated the law and gotten arrested 37 times trying to obstruct women from getting abortions. i don't understand how she doesn't as a leave gold claim against this judge, for instance. he's clearly biased by his own ideology. >> this is the tribunal that she has. this is the texas supreme court. this is an individual who is an elected individual in texas. many of the judges on the texas supreme court will be up for reelection in the upcoming election cycle. so, texas women, if this matters to you, here's an opportunity to make your voices heard. but that kind of disparity is one that we see at all levels of government. in congress, in state l

caged bird sings by my angelo, the handmaid's tale by margaret atwood, extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathon -- i spoke with jonathan about this time last year about sweeping calls to ban his book and so many others. me >> the notion that not ole literature is appropriate for not all readers, true, i think it is true, i think publishing houses curates, bookstores care, eight parents curate. my most recent novel probably could be fairly described as extremely vulgar. i would have it on my kids, sylvia. at a certain point i would allow them to read it. i think there's a danger in hope or simplifying this conversation. what is necessary is that it be a conversation. >> right. >> we have informed people coming from the right places the best intentions, curating on behalf of young people. what we have instead are activist groups going over the heads of librarians who are american heroes and who are trained to have a good eye for what is going to help expand the minds and hearts of young readers. >> if you want to hear from more authors, turn into msnbc tonight at six pm eastern,

pages of an original addition of the actual handmaid's tale. now to talk about this terrible landscape for reproductive rights and the fight to win them back, it is the president and ceo of reproductive freedom for all which is a -- reproductive freedom and the state and national levels. good morning, many. thank you for being here. i just talked a minute ago about how the post-roe landscape is not a good place for us. we've heard a lot in the immediate aftermath of dobbs for how there would be exceptions, and all these diagnosis is, what we have seen out here and how this has played out has been very different. can you just kind of comment. is this something you saw coming in the wake of dobbs? what do we do about it? >> thank you for asking, and thanks for having me. we did see this coming. we have known for decades that roe was not enough, quite frankly. i've heard you -- row is the floor, not the ceiling. i've started my career in the home state of texas doing this work. we face significant hurdles to getting access to abortion care even wh

for a permanent cease-fire grow louder by the day. >> and texas goes full handmaid's tale, creating their own dystopian reality where women are forced to beg for the right to safeguard their own health. but we begin tonight with a threat of america's putin. today, vladimir putin announced his candidacy in the presidential election next march that he is all but certain to win. it's a move expected to keep him in power until at least 2030. putin has twice used his leverage to amend the constitution so he could stay in power. he's already the longest serving kremlin leader since soviet dictator josef stalin. it is a cautionary tale because here in america, we face a similar threat. and if you think an american putin can't happen here, you have to understand that donald trump in less than a year could overcome even a majority to become president for life. it has certainly happened before and still does in countries like russia and venezuela, where presidential governments are code for authoritarian regimes. for guys like putin and nicolas maduro to pull it off, they have to first control the

you "handmaid's tale" werewolf maybe do a tight five on that. [ cheers and applause the next time you'rees at the chuckle hut, or johnny [ bleep ], or whatever comedy club it is you try your material out at. so that's the kind of thing republicans are focused on at the moment although, if i were them, i personally would be slightly more focused on nominating a candidate for president who is eligible to run in all 50 states. because yesterday, the highest court in colorado ruled that donald trump is disqualified in that state >> major breaking news the colorado supreme court removing donald trump from the 2024 republican primary ballot in the state the court ruling trump isn't an eligible presidential candidate because of the 14th amendment's insurrectionist ban. >> this is a civil war-era clause of the constitution the supreme court, the highest court in the state of colorado, ruling that he should be disqualified, he should be kept off the ballot >> seth: oh, man i wish i could have seen trump's reaction when he heard the news. he probably had -- >> poopy pants >> seth: and - [ laughter

in the story.erson that i see exemplifying any sense of courage. honestly, this is a modern-day handmaid's tale that we're living in, right? women are actually having to flee their homes, feeling like that is the only way they may be able to save their lives. mind you, there is this bogeyman that the republicans like to put up of a woman who is permissive u.s. and out here going and having abortions left and right. the reality is that it's the kate cox of the world who is saying, wait a minute, i have two children, i want to have this child, this isn't about me saying, you know, whatever. not that should matter. the point is, kate is the face of this, the other brave women that are currently on litigation, some of them that are now barren because of this draconian law that is the opposite of being responsible, it's the opposite of being pro-life. it is estimating that the state of texas is losing about 15 billion dollars a year because of this crazy bill. all for what? so you can pander to some rad

this is handmaid's tale stuff. a woman, already a mother, pregnant with a wanted child, dealt with a terrifying and frightening prognosis, as the republican attorney general and republican activists in texas overriding the advice of her doctor. texas's antiabortion laws already being challenged in court who say that the state then puts their lives in danger by denying them medically necessary abortions. this is the post-roe world created by republicans. voters have repeatedly shown, they do not want these extreme near total abortion bans with little or no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother, even in red states. kansas, kentucky, ohio, republicans will not be stopped by mere voters. this week, new hampshire republicans propose a 15-day, you heard that right, a 15-day abortion ban. the new republic reports that a mere one day after medical experts say detection is even possible, via start but tests, close to conception. house bill 12:40 afn would also attack on criminal penalties to any of care prov