Margaret Atwood auctioning an "unburnable" copy of Handmaid's Tale in response to book bans
Atwood took a flamethrower to her novel to raise money for PEN America

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Margaret Atwood has responded to the threat of book burning with a very literal solution: she made The Handmaid’s Tale “unburnable.” The author is auctioning off a very special edition of the story in protest of the rise of book bans across the country.
Penguin Random House announced the auction with a dramatic video in which the 82-year-old writer wields a flamethrower against her novel that’s printed on fire-resistant paper with a flame retardant cover. The concept is so out there it almost looks like a comedy sketch, but Atwood looks undeniably badass shooting flames.