At the age of 85, Margaret Atwood’s books are increasingly being banned, including her dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Atwood tells her story, Sunday on 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com | 60 Minutes

Margaret Atwood, author of 64 books including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has seen her work banned for content deemed overly sexual, morally corrupt, and anti-Christian. | 60 Minutes

Margaret Atwood wrote much of “The Handmaid’s Tale” on a rented typewriter in 1984 in West Berlin. She recalls hearing sonic booms from the other side of the Wall. In her new memoir, she addresses what she sees as the erosion of democracy, writing: “The overriding of ordinary civil liberties is one of the signposts on the road to dictatorship.” She tells 60 Minutes: “I don’t think I would be wrong if I said it’s concerning.” “There’s some warning lights flashing for sure,” says Atwood. | 60 Minu