Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a novel set in a totalitarian society, has shot to the top of Amazon’s bestselling books list following Donald Trump’s reelection.

Millions of Americans who were hoping for a different result from the presidential election have coped with the news in different ways. While some had their eyes glued to MSNBC and CNN as results began rolling in on Tuesday night,

The prospect of four more years of Trump has sent readers back to their bookshelves to reacquaint themselves with the bleak futures depicted in works by Margaret Atwood and George Orwell. View on euro