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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Series Adaptation of a Certain Margaret Atwood Book About a Certain Handmaid




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Elisabeth Moss to Star in Series Adaptation of a Certain Margaret Atwood Book About a Certain Handmaid

By Moze Halperin - Flavowire - April 29, 2016







brightstarThe End of the Human Publisher? Introducing the First Novel to Be Chosen by an Algorithm

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April 29, 2016
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