Legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Atwood delivers a surprising look at the topic of "debt" -- a timely subject during the current period of economic upheaval. In her intelligent and imaginative approach to the subject, Atwood proposes that "debt" is like air--something we take for granted and never think about until things go wrong. go wrong.

MARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her most recent books include Hag-Seed, a novel revisitation of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and Angel Catbird - featuring a cat-bird superhero - a graphic novel with co-creator Johnnie Christmas. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, has won the Man Booker Award, and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Recently, her novel The Handmaid's Tale was adapted for television to international acclaim, and Alias Grace was made into a CBC miniseries by director and actor Sarah Polley. Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.