Folio Society will publish a limited edition box set of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments on 3 November 2026, with new illustrations by the Balbusso Twins and hand-signed copies.
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01Summary
- 01Folio Society is releasing a limited edition box set of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments on 3 November 2026.
- 02The edition is limited to 750 copies, with each novel priced at $760.
- 03Anna and Elena Balbusso, known as the Balbusso Twins, created the illustrations, cover design and clamshell box.
- 04Margaret Atwood said the edition’s illustrations echo the feel and colour palette of the 1930s and 1940s and the imagery of Gilead.
- 05Naomi Alderman wrote a foreword for the collection and said Gilead is 'real' in the way fiction can be real.
02Why it matters
This is a collectible new edition of two of Margaret Atwood’s best-known novels, aimed at readers and collectors. Its release near US Election Day also underlines the books’ continuing relevance to debates about freedom and women’s rights.
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