Atwood's work is often categorized as "speculative fiction". Take a look at how the term is used, especially by those in the "business":

What is Speculative Fiction? from Green Tentacles

What is Speculative Fiction? from Lost Books

From Atwood herself at Wired

You'll find Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale on this historical list-in-progress of dystopian literature at Wikipedia.

Atwood interviewed on religion by Bill Moyers via YouTube.

Our Spring 2010 Brilliant Minds book list is now available for download in printable PDF format:

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For Aristotle, we will concentrate our reading on selections from the Ethics, Politics, Rhetoric, and Poetics.