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Nan A. Talese, President, Publisher and Editorial Director of her eponymous Doubleday imprint, will retire at the end of the year, bringing an end to one of publishing’s most celebrated careers that also included stints at Random House, Simon & Schuster and Houghton Mifflin.

Since starting her Nan A. Talese imprint at Doubleday in 1990, Talese, who is married to author Gay Talese, has published a list of prominent authors including Margaret Atwood, Ian McEwan, Adam Haslett, Alex Kotlowitz, Pat Conroy, Thomas Keneally, Mia Farrow, Jim Crace, Valerie Martin, Peter Ackroyd, Mary Morris, Louis Begley, Jennifer Egan, Mark Richard, Judy Collins, Barry Unsworth, Antonia Fraser, Thomas Cahill, Janet Wallach, and George Plimpton.

Talese’s successor was not announced.

After beginning her career at Vogue, Talese joined Random House in 1959 as a copy editor, then became the first woman to hold the position of literary editor. In that role, she worked with such writers as A.

With so much of today’s politics surrounding the agency of women, there is no better time for “The Handmaid’s Tale” to emerge as a mirror to society — an outcry against legislation hindering women’s reproductive rights. In anticipation of Hulu’s release of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Audible has released a special edition of the classic novel starring Claire Danes and featuring new original material written by the novel’s author Margaret Atwood.

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Audible has released an exclusive clip of the production, with Claire Danes in the role of Offred, who will be played by Elisabeth Moss in the Hulu series.

The Margaret Atwood novel tells the story of a future dystopian society in which women have become property of a theocratic government of which they are force to breed for.

Ahead of Hulu’s adaptation starring Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, Audible has released a special edition of Margaret Atwood’s modern classic, The Handmaid’s Tale.

The audio version -- out today -- of the dystopian tale about the lives of oppressed women living in a totalitarian theocracy in a near-future version of New England is read by Emmy-winning actress Claire Danes. In addition to actress’ steady narration, the Audible exclusive edition of The Handmaid’s Tale extends the novel beyond the original final line, “Are there any questions?,” with a new afterword from Atwood as well as an essay written by author Valerie Martin (Mary Reilly).

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Indeed, there are many questions that readers have and that are often asked of Atwood: Is The Handmaid’s Tale a feminist novel? Is it anti-religious? And, is it...

LONDON -- British author Andrea Levy won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2004 at an awards ceremony Tuesday night for her fourth novel, Small Island. Levy picked up a £30,000 ($55,000) cash prize and a Bessie award, a limited edition bronze figurine. Her novel tells of Jamaican immigrants adjusting to life in London immediately following World War II. The Orange Prize, sponsored by the British telcom, was introduced in 1996 to honor female writers in the English language worldwide. Previous winners have included Carol Shields (Larry's Party), Kate Grenville (Idea of Perfection) and Valerie Martin (Property).