Atwood, M. (2017, March 10). Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/books/review/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-age-of-trump.html

Bergmann, H. F. (1989). Teaching Them to Read: A Fishing Expedition in The Handmaid’s Tale. College English, 51(8), 847.

* An essay about how the structure and language influences our perception of Atwood’s anti-Utopia.

Bloom, H. (Ed.). (2001). The handmaid’s tale. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers.

* A comprehensive critical guide containing a range of essays. See contents information in the library record.

Brians, P. (2004). Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale (1986). Retrieved from https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/10/12/study-guide-to-margaret-atwood-the-handmaids-tale-1986/

* Includes a reading guide with questions for discussion and historical context notes.

Crossref-it.info. (2018). The Handmaid’s Tale study guide. Retrieved from http://crossref-it.info/textguide/the-handmaids-tale/31/0

* A text guide covering social, political, religious context of the text, author information & chapter commentary, themes, characters.

 Davidson, A. E. (2000). Future tense: Making history in The Handmaid’s Tale. In Margaret Atwood. Retrieved from Bloom’s Literature database.

Deer, G. (2000). The Handmaid’s Tale: Dystopia and the Paradoxes of Power. In Margaret Atwood. Retrieved from Bloom’s Literature database.

  Text and context, sample answer – ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. (2003). In Good Answers TEE English Literature 2003 (pp. 36-39). Perth, WA: English Teachers Association of Western Australia.

Fox, A. (2017). The handmaid’s tale, Margaret Atwood. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

* A student-friendly analysis of the text

Gibson. S. (2018). Familiar nightmare: The Harrowing world of The Handmaid’s Tale. Screen Education, 89, pp. 36-43.

* An article about the television series, but still offers some interesting insights for the novel.

Howells, C. A. (2003). The handmaid’s tale, Margaret Atwood. Harlow: Longman.

* Chapter summaries and extended commentaries to key themes, such as ‘Utopias and dystopias’ and ‘Feminism’, and in-depth notes on narrative technique, language and imagery, characterisation and historical context.

Howells, C. A., Cargill, A., & Page, E. (2016). The handmaid’s tale, Margaret Atwood. London: York Press.

* Chapter summaries; characters and them es; genre, structure and language; contexts and interpretations.

Nelson, D. E. (Ed.). (2012). Women’s issues in Margaret Atwood’s The handmaid’s tale. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.

* Examines Margaret Atwood’s life and how she addresses women’s issues in The Handmaid’s Tale, and considers ongoing issues facing women in the twenty-first century. Looks at issues in the dystopian novel that relate to women, such as sexism, feminism, and religious fundamentalism.

  Onyett, N. (2016). The handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood. London: Hodder Education.

Perry, S. (2005). A study guide to Margaret Atwood’s The handmaid’s tale. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

* A simple study guide. Contents: Margaret Atwood biography; genre, style and structure; utopias, quotations; synopsis and commentary; historical notes; characters, themes and issues.

 Snodgrass, M. E. (2016). The handmaid’s tale. Retrieved from https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/h/the-handmaids-tale/book-summary

Sparknotes. (2017). Literature study guide: The Handmaid’s Tale. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/handmaid/

* Plot overview, characters and main ideas.

Stimpson, C. (1986). Book & the arts: Atwood woman. The Nation, 242(21), 764. Retrieved from Australian/ New Zealand Reference Centre database.

Studio 360. (2017, December 28). The inspiration behind “The Handmaid’s Tale” [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-28/inspiration-behind-handmaid-s-tale

Wisker, G. (2010). Atwood’s The handmaid’s tale. London: Continuum.

* Covers contextual issues, genre, narrative practices and overview of themes relating to power, gender and religious politics, guidance on reading the text and reception and influence of the text.