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Divided into three sections, the collection brings together stories of marital life, coping with the death of a long-time partner, and, sci-fi, each with enthralling imaginative possibilities

The collection is nothing if not various, and it provides ample runway, in its myriad surfaces and angles, for Atwood to show herself as nothing if not vital and virtuosic.

Originally published in the New Yorker, but recently tweaked by 95-year-old author Segal, the deft, delicious short stories that make up the first part of this collection

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Margaret Atwood about her new short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood.

Her new story collection, “Old Babes in the Wood,” offers elegiac scenes from a marriage plus a grab bag of curious fables.