Atwood’s new book is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Project, which features Shakespeare’s works retold by today’s most acclaimed and bestselling novelists. The project launched in October 2015 and to date will be published in 20 countries. Books include Jeanette Winterson’s The Gap of Time (The Winter’s Tale), Howard Jacobson’s Shylock is My Name (The Merchant of Venice) and Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl (The Taming of the Shrew). Forthcoming books are authored by Tracy Chevalier, Gillian Flynn, Jo Nesbo and Edward St. Aubyn.

Also happening this weekend is the FIRST Stratford Writers Festival! Don't miss your chance to see and meet award-wining Canadian authors and speakers. For more, visit the Festival's website.